pickIlluminating. The great migration extensively researched and told through the personal stories of three families. Definitely worthy of the Pulitzer.
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pickIlluminating. The great migration extensively researched and told through the personal stories of three families. Definitely worthy of the Pulitzer.
pickKim Coleman Foote describes this as a biomythography because she draws from family history and in-depth research to place the reader into these family stories. This is a story about family and relationships, and I felt like I got to know all of the characters as they move through life, struggling to make it day to day. But I think what I will take away most from this novel is that the strength of women is like no other.
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“Every mile we traveled brought us closer to our dreams.”
“A journey for knowledge and equality.“
pickAn inspiring glimpse into the determination of African American children traveling to learn during segregation.
so-soA good intro to the Great Migration, where for the better part of the 20th century, thousands of African-Americans left the South, seeking better opportunity in the great industrial cities north of the Mason-Dixon Line. It was brilliant of Wilkerson to veer from reliance on historical documents only and instead structure this nonfiction narrative around three interviewed persons who retell their own personal exoduses North.
Of the ones I‘ve read I only feel like The Warmth of Other Suns belongs on the list.
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pickThrough interviews with over 1200 people over 15 years, Isabel Wilkerson tells the story of The Great Migration. Focusing on three very different individuals, she shares the different reasons for leaving the Jim Crow South, the struggles of their journeys, and their experiences in their new homes. Interspersed were the events of the Civil Rights movement. Very enlightening and informative. I truly appreciate Wilkerson's style and approach.
bailedDNF
Really disappointed to not be finishing this book but its epic scope & length is just not something my brain is taking in right now.
I can tell it‘s very well researched & written, and Robin Miles is an excellent narrator, so it‘s not the book, it‘s me.
