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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

anne dawid, January 30, 2013

Engaging, informative, tragic, rich, this history of the Great Migration, part of American history's lesser explored moments, will whet your appetite for more African-American stories. Wilkerson, a Washington Post reporter, follows five different Southern Blacks, from early to mid-20th century, of various classes, backgrounds, ambitions, as they migrate North and West. If you want to learn about a major, often forgotten development of American demographics, read THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS.

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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

anne dawid, January 1, 2013

Fascinating, extensively researched story of the Great Migration, viewed through the lives of five quite disparate Southern Blacks, of different generations (starting with WWI), male, female, working class, white collar, their successes and struggles. The best book on one of American history's most important 20th century phenomena. The reader comes to know and love these five individuals and their families: an equitable, empathic treatment of how the American Dream does and does not apply to all.

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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

anne dawid, January 20, 2012

Brilliant, informative, fascinating. Should be on every American History reading list.

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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

anne dawid, January 19, 2012

Brilliant, informative, fabulously interesting. Should be on every American history reading list.

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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

anne dawid, January 19, 2012

Brilliant, informative, fabulously interesting. Should be on every American history reading list.

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