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Wandering in strange lands [compact disc] : a daughter of the great migration reclaims her roots / Morgan Jerkins.

by Jerkins, Morgan, author, narrator.

[New York] : Harper Collins Publishers, [2020]

Jerkins, Morgan -- Family.

African Americans -- History -- 20th century.

African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century.

7 audio discs (8 hr., 5 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.

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 history. Through interviews, photos, and hundreds of pages of transcription, Jerkins braids the loose threads of her family's oral histories.

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