The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Summary
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In "The Warmth of Other Suns," Isabel Wilkerson chronicles America's Great Migration through 1,200 interviews and 15 years of research. This National Book Critics Circle Award winner, praised by Ta-Nehisi Coates as "absolutely revolutionary," even landed on President Obama's summer reading list.
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The Untold Revolution That Reshaped America
In the sweltering heat of the Jim Crow South, millions of Black Americans made a decision that would forever alter the nation's landscape. Between 1915 and 1970, six million Black southerners fled oppression in what became one of the largest mass migrations in American history-dwarfing both the California Gold Rush and the Dust Bowl exodus combined. This "silent pilgrimage" transformed every city it touched and ultimately forced the South to abandon its feudal caste system. Through the intimate journeys of three unforgettable individuals, we discover what might be the biggest underreported story of the twentieth century-a revolution where America's servant class took their first big step toward freedom without asking permission.
A World of Absurd Cruelty
Three Lives That Tell America's Story
The Courage to Leave Everything Behind
The North: Freedom with Fine Print
A Nation Transformed
The Legacy That Lives in Us All
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