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Wandering in strange lands : a daughter of the Great Migration reclaims her roots /

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.

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Main Author: Jerkins, Morgan, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects and Genres:
Jerkins, Morgan > Family.
1877-1999
African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century.
Rural-urban migration > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > History > 1877-1964.
Exode rural > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Histoire > 1877-1964.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American Studies.
HISTORY / African American.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights.
African Americans.
African Americans > Migrations.
Families.
Rural-urban migration.
African Americans > Social conditions.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: The milkman's baby
  • I. Lowcountry, Georgia, and South Carolina
  • II. Louisiana creole
  • III. Oklahoma
  • IV. Los Angeles
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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