Wandering in Strange Lands (e-bog) af Jerkins, Morgan
Jerkins, Morgan (forfatter)

Wandering in Strange Lands e-bog

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One of TIME's 100 Must Read Books of 2020 and one of Good Housekeeping's Best Books of the YearOne of the smartest young writers of her generation.Book RiotFeaturing a new afterword from the author, Morgan Jerkins' powerful story of her journey to understand her northern and southern roots, the Great Migration, and the displacement of black people across America.Between 1916 and 1970, six milli...
E-bog 96,50 DKK
Forfattere Jerkins, Morgan (forfatter)
Udgivet 6 juli 2021
Længde 304 sider
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780063212442
One of TIME's 100 Must Read Books of 2020 and one of Good Housekeeping's Best Books of the YearOne of the smartest young writers of her generation.Book RiotFeaturing a new afterword from the author, Morgan Jerkins' powerful story of her journey to understand her northern and southern roots, the Great Migration, and the displacement of black people across America.Between 1916 and 1970, six million black Americans left their rural homes in the South for jobs in cities in the North, West, and Midwest in a movement known as The Great Migration. But while this event transformed the complexion of America and provided black people with new economic opportunities, it also disconnected them from their roots, their land, and their sense of identity, argues Morgan Jerkins. In this fascinating and deeply personal exploration, she recreates her ancestors journeys across America, following the migratory routes they took from Georgia and South Carolina to Louisiana, Oklahoma, and California.Following in their footsteps, Jerkins seeks to understand not only her own past, but the lineage of an entire group of people who have been displaced, disenfranchised, and disrespected throughout our history. Through interviews, photos, and hundreds of pages of transcription, Jerkins braids the loose threads of her familys oral histories, which she was able to trace back 300 years, with the insights and recollections of black people she met along the waythe tissue of black myths, customs, and blood that connect the bones of American history.Incisive and illuminating, Wandering in Strange Lands is a timely and enthralling look at Americas past and present, one familys legacy, and a young black womans life, filtered through her sharp and curious eyes.