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Author:

Sonneborn, Liz.

Title:

The great Black migrations : from the rural South to the urban North / Liz Sonneborn.

Publisher:

Chelsea House,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

122 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--History--History--20th century.
Migration, Internal--United States--History--20th century.
Rural-urban migration--United States--History--20th century--Encyclopedias.
Southern States--Race relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Seeking refuge -- In the South -- Going north -- Making their way -- Building communities -- Depression and war -- The second wave -- Heading home -- The legacy of the great Black migrations.

Series:

Milestones in American history.

ISBN:

1604136804 (hardcover)
9781604136807 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)401140525

LCCN:

2009042266

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)