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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

by Isabel Wilkerson
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Chronicling the transformative Black American exodus.

If you're interested in the unsung migrations shaping America, "The Warmth of Other Suns" is an essential read. Isabel Wilkerson doesn't just recount history; she weaves a rich tapestry of personal tales with the broad strokes of national change. Engaging, exhaustive, and eloquent, this book not only educates but also honors the lives and legacies of those who journeyed for a dream deferred by the American South. It's a story of hope and determination that resonates deeply in our current times.

  • Mark Lynton History Prize (2011)
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Non-Fiction (2011)
  • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Nominee (2011)
  • Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Nonfiction (2011)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2011)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction (2010)
  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Nonfiction (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History and Biography (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

by Isabel Wilkerson
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ISBN: 9780679763888
Authors: Isabel Wilkerson
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2011-10-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Historical, American History, Social Justice, Biography
Goodreads rating: 4.46
(rated by 99451 readers)

Description

In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves. With stunning historical detail, Wilkerson tells this story through the lives of three unique individuals: Ida Mae Gladney, who in 1937 left sharecropping and prejudice in Mississippi for Chicago, where she achieved quiet blue-collar success and, in old age, voted for Barack Obama when he ran for an Illinois Senate seat; sharp and quick-tempered George Starling, who in 1945 fled Florida for Harlem, where he endangered his job fighting for civil rights, saw his family fall, and finally found peace in God; and Robert Foster, who left Louisiana in 1953 to pursue a medical career, the personal physician to Ray Charles as part of a glitteringly successful medical career
 

Chronicling the transformative Black American exodus.

If you're interested in the unsung migrations shaping America, "The Warmth of Other Suns" is an essential read. Isabel Wilkerson doesn't just recount history; she weaves a rich tapestry of personal tales with the broad strokes of national change. Engaging, exhaustive, and eloquent, this book not only educates but also honors the lives and legacies of those who journeyed for a dream deferred by the American South. It's a story of hope and determination that resonates deeply in our current times.

  • Mark Lynton History Prize (2011)
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Non-Fiction (2011)
  • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Nominee (2011)
  • Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Nonfiction (2011)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2011)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction (2010)
  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Nonfiction (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History and Biography (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.