In the Warmth of Other Suns; The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, author Isabel Wilkerson follows the journey of three Southern blacks, each representing a different decade of the Great Migration as well as a different destination... a shrewd storytelling device, as it allows her to highlight two issues often overlooked: first, that the exodus was a continuous phenomenon spanning the years 1915 - 1970; second, that it consisted of three geographical streams, the patterns determined by the train routes available to those bold enough to leave. (From NYT, Sept. 2, 2010)
One of the New York Times's best books of 2010 -- now available for checkout in the IHCC Library!
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