But the Great Migration is more than just a timeline of important events. It’s a part of American history woven into our art, culture and society — and you can see it all for yourself.

Why it matters: "The Great Elephant Migration" is one of several public art exhibitions popping up across Miami ahead of Art Basel and its surrounding fairs. Driving the news: The touring elephant ...

Kendra D. Boyd, Rutgers University (THE CONVERSATION) Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South between the 1910s and 1960s.

Dear editor, During the first World War, July 28, 1914, to Nov. 11, 1918, there was a silent pilgrimage that took its first steps within the borders of this country -- America. The fever rose without ...

They're tracing their own families’ lineages and migration stories, too. They'll create an interpretative artwork reflecting the Great Migration and their families’ personal stories.

From 1915, social injustice, poverty and fear drove half a million African Americans from the South to the North, in what was called The Great Migration. In the North, African Americans had to ...

Supreme Linen and Laundry was another company that provided essential goods and services to Detroit’s growing number of Black-owned restaurants and hotels. Established by native Mississippians Fred ...