The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson, (New York: Random House, 2010), 640 pages. Some books make a big splash at the moment of publication ...

Detroit’s Black population grew sixfold from 1910 to 1920, and many businesses that sprouted to welcome the newcomers ...

Lit Louisiana columnist Fatima Shaik takes a look at "Sunset Limited," a new book that explores ideas about migration and family.

A bigger exodus, known as the "Great Migration," began with World War I. Increased mechanization in farming left sharecroppers with little to do. But with its booming cotton economy, the ...

Dr. Mari Gray is uncovering the untold stories of Louisiana migrants who reshaped the Bay Area and Sacramento, blending ...