Emancipation and the Great Migration
2013-01-21T08:00:29-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTUwXC8yMDEzMDEyMTA4MDYxNzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Participants talked about the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on African American culture and society in America from the Civil War through Reconstruction, and later the Great Migration from South to North. They also talked about Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America s Great Migration, with actors reading passages from the book. They also responded to questions from the audience.
Participants talked about the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on African American culture and society in America from the Civil War… read more
Participants talked about the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on African American culture and society in America from the Civil War through Reconstruction, and later the Great Migration from South to North. They also talked about Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America s Great Migration, with actors reading passages from the book. They also responded to questions from the audience. close
People in this video
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Marjorie Johnson Actor
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Khalil Gibran Muhammad Director New York Public Library->Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture
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Carl Hancock Rux Poet
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Jeffrey Thompson Actor
Books
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The Great Migration