The docuseries will explore pressures, both political and economic, that sparked the migration. According to Gates, Detroit's ...

A People on the Move, a new four-part series hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., tells the story of African American ...

Gates ("Gospel," "Making Black America," "Finding Your Roots") argues here that the Great Migration "continues to shape the ...

Detroit has one of the largest African American populations. A new documentary will explore the Great Migration, which played ...

Join us as we honor the rich history and contributions of African Americans during Black History Month. Our special television programming lineup features a collection of powerful historical ...

There’s a sense of pride for many Americans in our identity as a melting pot. But until the early part of the 20th Century, ...

There was a time 70 years ago when Braceville, a rural township in Trumbull County, may have had the largest rural Black ...

Today’s push for school vouchers highlights America’s long and sometimes forgotten history of resisting integration in the classroom.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the personal and historic aspects of the mass movement of Black Southerners to the North known ...

Gates stands in the gleaming Grand Hall of Michigan Central Station at the opening of “Great Migrations ... It tells the story of the African American population migrations of the 20 th ...

A PEOPLE ON THE MOVE, a new history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The 4-part series examines the powerful influence of ...