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The Warmth of Other Suns: the Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Cover of The Warmth of Other Suns:
Isabel Wilkerson

Between World War I and 1970, six million black Americans left the South for the East Coast, West Coast, or Midwest. This non-fiction book tells the story of  this “Great Migration” by focusing on the lives of three of the people who made the move.

Author category: 
BIPOC Author
Black Author
Female Author
Date of publication: 
2010