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Author Jerkins, Morgan, author
Title Wandering in strange lands : a daughter of the Great Migration reclaims her roots / Morgan Jerkins
Publ&date New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
©2020
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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 ADULT  305.896 Jerkins    DUE 03-12-23 BILLED

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Edition First edition
ISBN 9780062873040 (hardcover)
0062873040 (hardcover)
Descript 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content Prologue: The milkman's baby -- Lowcountry, Georgia, and South Carolina -- Louisiana Creole -- Oklahoma -- Los Angeles -- Epilogue
Summary An acclaimed cultural critic presents the story of her journey to understand her northern and southern roots, the Great Migration, and the displacement of black people across America
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. This event transformed the complexion of America and provided black people with new economic opportunities, but also disconnected them from their roots, their land, and their sense of identity. Jerkins recreates her ancestors' journeys across America, following the migratory routes they took from Georgia and South Carolina to Louisiana, Oklahoma, and California. She did this not only her own past, but the lineage of an entire group of people who have been displaced, disenfranchised, and disrespected throughout our history. -- adapted from jacket
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