{"product_id":"great-migration-the-history-of-racism-in-the-south-the-biographies-of-the-three-black-migrants-treacherous-and-exhausting-cross-co-9798727827222","title":"Great Migration: The History of Racism in the South - The Biographies of The Three Black Migrants - Treacherous and Exhausting Cross-co","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreat Migration\u003c\/b\u003e exposes the unimaginable cruelties endured by black southerners a century after the Emancipation Proclamation and the unjust, and often violent, discrimination they continued to experience after seeking refuge in the North.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exits occurred for various reasons: the desire to escape the near-starvation of tenant farmer existences; the need to leave because their own prospects were so restricted, and they wanted more for their children; the middle of the night departures because a son had not been deferential enough to an outraged white townsman; the vaporization of an entire family overnight, because their pretty eldest daughter had attracted the lingering glance of a white man she would not be allowed to refuse, with dire consequences to her entire family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are just 3 of the many lessons I got from this book: \u003cbr\u003e✓ The Great Migration happened for many different reasons, and people left from and went to diverse places throughout it.\u003cbr\u003e✓ Ida Mae and her family were just one example of a black family leaving the South to become safer and earn more money.\u003cbr\u003e✓ Settling in Chicago, Ida Mae entered the workforce but like many others didn't see all of the benefits that she had hoped that moving would bring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet's dive right into this little known history lesson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cannon, William\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798727827222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.21d","brand":"William Cannon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39299780968523,"sku":"9798727827222","price":8.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_71db65fe-0308-42de-a472-2aeec908d8be.jpg?v=1617718164","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/great-migration-the-history-of-racism-in-the-south-the-biographies-of-the-three-black-migrants-treacherous-and-exhausting-cross-co-9798727827222","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}