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Great Migrations: A People on The Move

Great Migrations: A People on The Move

Great Migrations: A People on the Move explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society. From the waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—over the last century to the growing number of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean today, the film shows how movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.

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Great Migrations: A People on The Move Season 1
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52:55
Episode 4 of Great Migrations tells the story of African and Caribbean immigration to the U.S.
One Way Ticket Back
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52:25
Episode 3 of Great Migrations explores impact of Black Americans' reverse migration South.
Streets Paved with Gold
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52:25
Episode 2 of Great Migrations explores the second wave of the Great Migration (1940-1970).
Exodus
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52:25
Episode one of Great Migrations covers the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940).
How the Housing Crisis Impacted the Great Migration
4:29
Housing had always been inadequate in the Northern Black neighborhoods of the Great Migration.
The 1967 Detroit Uprising
2:38
The 1967 Detroit uprising was one of the most violent of the 20th century.
New Legislation
2:38
An important civil rights era law passed in 1965 prohibited ethnically-biased immigration laws.
Haitian Migration to the US
7:14
Beginning in the 1970s, South Florida saw a wave of Haitians fleeing political repression.
Immigrant Students at HBCUs
6:36
In 1924, the U.S. passed its most restrictive and biased immigration laws in history.
The Odewales
2:35
Skip goes to Houston, TX where a large Nigerian Immigrant population resides.
Great Migrations Extended Trailer
2:57
Great Migrations explores how a series of Black migrations have shaped America.
Great Migrations Inside Look
0:30
Great Migrations explores how a series of Black migrations have shaped America.
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