Great Migrations: A People on the Move explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society. From the waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—over ...
The Great Migration was a solution. Millions of Black people, escaping Jim Crow discrimination, racial violence, and economic exploitation, sought better lives in Northern and Western cities.
In his new book, Building the Black City: The Transformation of American Life, Joe Trotter Jr., Ph.D., explores the role of Black Americans in creating, sustaining, and expanding cities all over the ...