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Author Jerkins, Morgan, author.

Title Wandering in strange lands : a daughter of the Great Migration reclaims her roots / Morgan Jerkins.

Publisher New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]

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Edition First edition.
Physical Description 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary Between 1916 and 1970, six million black Americans left their rural homes in the South for jobs in cities in the North, West, and Midwest in a movement known as The Great Migration. But while this event transformed the complexion of America and provided black people with new economic opportunities, it also disconnected them from their roots, their land, and their sense of identity, argues Morgan Jerkins. In this deeply personal exploration, she recreates her ancestors' journeys across America, following the migratory routes they took from Georgia and South Carolina to Louisiana, Oklahoma, and California.
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-278) and index.
Subject African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century.
Rural-urban migration -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964.
Jerkins, Morgan -- Family.