Migrations: From Exodusters to Great Migrations
- Episode aired Dec 4, 2020
With the formal ending of slavery in place, many freed black people saw this as an opportunity to start anew. But, for those in the south, things didn't seem much different. The southern bla... Read allWith the formal ending of slavery in place, many freed black people saw this as an opportunity to start anew. But, for those in the south, things didn't seem much different. The southern black experience saw more aggression, lynchings and segregation. As a result, the time to mov... Read allWith the formal ending of slavery in place, many freed black people saw this as an opportunity to start anew. But, for those in the south, things didn't seem much different. The southern black experience saw more aggression, lynchings and segregation. As a result, the time to move was imminent. World War I allowed black people to enter the factory workspace as they le... Read all