A Century of Negro Migration

Carter Woodson (1875 - 1950)

Dr. Woodson describes the internal migration of African Americans within the United States, including the Northern Migration and the draw of California. Cultural and sociological observations are made as well as a study of principal economic factors in this migration. Summary by KevinS.

Genre(s): Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Modern (19th C), Modern (20th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 1 Finding a Place of Refuge KevinS
00:21:38
Play 02 2 A Transplantation to the North drandall
00:34:38
Play 03 3 Fighting it out on Free Soil KevinS
00:30:18
Play 04 4 Colonization as a Remedy for Migration Michele Fry
00:33:26
Play 05 5 The Successful Migrant laurencetrask
00:29:59
Play 06 6 Confusing Movements drandall
00:37:52
Play 07 7 The Exodus to the West Michele Fry
00:32:23
Play 08 8 The Migration of the Talented Tenth William Allan Jones
00:31:01
Play 09 9 The Exodus during the World War KevinS
00:39:06