Happy Friday Obots! (but you won't be too happy once you read today's post on our series for the week) We continue looking at the history of The Great Migration African-americans‘ letters to northern newspapers were among the best and most voluminous sources for understanding the migration process and interpreting the migrants’ motivations for leaving. Seven letters to the … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: The Great Migration
African American History
Thursday Open Thread: The Great Migration
Happy Thursday! The music during the exodus of millions of African Americans to the northern states reflected the spirit and hardship of the times.This music traveled from the Southern Diaspora to the North: Black migrants told their stories in many forms from letters to poems to paintings. Music offered one of the most original forms in which the migration narrative was … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: The Great Migration
Wednesday Open Thread: The Great Migration
Happy Hump Day! We continue to explore "The Great Migration" including paintings from the series of the same name by the great Jacob Lawrence. The journey north was made by train, boat, bus, sometimes car, and even horse-drawn cart. It was most often a long, grueling experience; the travelers confronted segregated waiting rooms, buses, and train coaches, as well as … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: The Great Migration
Tuesday Open Thread: The Great Migration
Good Morning Obots! We continue our look at the events and history surrounding over 6 million African Americans moving from the deep south to the north and western parts of the United States. An event known as The Great Migration. Documenting "The Great Migration" When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson told a group of high school students that for most of … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: The Great Migration
Monday Open Thread: The Great Migration
Good Morning OBots! Hope you're over your Super Bowl hangovers and ready for the week! As we embark on the official celebration of Black History Month (though we celebrate it 24/7 here at POU), I thought a good subject to tackle would be The Great Migration. As you know, the moderators and regular commenting Fam hail from all over the country. We have born and bred southerners … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The Great Migration