The Warmth of Other Suns (2010)

In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. She interviewed more than a thousand individuals, and gained access to new data and offical records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves. - Back cover.

New York Times bestseller African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century Rural-urban migration History African Americans Internal Migration Migrations African americans, history Migration, internal New York Times reviewed African americans--migrations--history African americans--migrations--history--20th century