The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
Detroit’s Black population grew sixfold from 1910 to 1920, and many businesses that sprouted to welcome the newcomers ...
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Lit Louisiana: Xavier professor’s new book looks at her ancestors’ choice to migrate from N.O.
Lit Louisiana columnist Fatima Shaik takes a look at "Sunset Limited," a new book that explores ideas about migration and family.
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Thousands visit Michigan Central to explore the Great Migration’s impact on Detroit
The Great Migration for me, my family ... And keep them alive because this is the book, the map, if you will, that's going to lead us into the future, I think, that we all want and desire ...
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Sweden Has a Big Problem
This essay is part of The Great Migration, a series by Lydia Polgreen exploring how people are moving around the world today. On Aug. 12, 2004, celebratory headlines festooned the pages of Swedish ...
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Great Migration exhibit in Chicago unpacks the stories and legacies of the historic journey
A new travelling exhibit showcasing the major industry and social changes birthed by the Great Migration has arrived in ...
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I Went to Dubai and Caught a Glimpse of the Future
This essay is part of The Great Migration ... the migration scholar Hein de Haas writes in his recent book, “How Migration Really Works,” which seeks to debunk many popular misconceptions ...