The Great Migration: Journey to the Northby Eloise Greenfield
illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Summary: Describes the period of the 20th century when many African Americans left the South to make better lives for themselves in the nothern states.
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2011.
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I found the illustrations in this book compelling, ghost-like even. My favorite is the scene of the former slaves in the bright yellow field of grain, as a train rolls on by. They invite me to look and ponder.
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