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Author:

Haskins, James, 1941-

Title:

Out of the darkness : the story of Blacks moving North, 1890-1940 / James Haskins and Kathleen Benson.

Publisher:

Benchmark Books,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

112 p 26 cm

Subject:

African Americans--Juvenile literature.--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.--1877-1964--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Southern States--Juvenile literature.--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Rural-urban migration--United States--Juvenile literature.--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Migration, Internal--United States--Juvenile literature.--20th century--Juvenile literature.
United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Bricktop,--1894---Juvenile literature.
Jones, Joe,--1896-1987--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Migrations.
African Americans--History--1877-1964.
Southern States--Race relations.
Migration, Internal.

Other Authors:

Benson, Kathleen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Uses the experiences of two individuals, Ada "Bricktop" Smith and Joe Jones, to present the story of the Great Migration of Southern Blacks to northern cities from the late 1800s to the years after World War I.

Series:

Great journeys

ISBN:

9780761409700
076140970X

LCCN:

99019882

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)