A Century of Negro Migration
- ISBN-10
- 059872334X
- ISBN-13
- 9780598723345
- Category
- History / African American & Black
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1918
- Publisher
- Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
- Author
- Carter Godwin Woodson
Description
Provocative work by distinguished African-American scholar traces the migration north and westward of southern blacks, from the colonial era through the early 20th century. Documented with information from contemporary newspapers, personal letters, and academic journals, this discerning study vividly recounts decades of harassment and humiliation, hope and achievement.
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