A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration

by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Kiese Laymon, Jessica Lynne

Contemporary artists and writers reflect on the Great Migration and the ways that it continues to inform the Black experience in America

The Great Migration (1915-70) saw more than six million African Americans leave the South for destinations across the United States. This incredible dispersal of people across the country transformed nearly every aspect of Black life and culture. Offering a new perspective on this historical phenomenon,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300265735
• ISBN13: 9780300265736
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 10.8"