One of TIME's 100 Must Read Books of 2020 and one of Good
Housekeeping's Best Books of the Year "One of the smartest young
writers of her generation."-Book Riot From New York Times
bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing Morgan Jerkins, a
powerful story of her journey to understand her northern and
southern roots, the Great Migration, and the displacement of black
people across America. 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 our
history. Through interviews, photos, and hundreds of pages of
transcription, Jerkins braids the loose threads of her family's
oral histories, which she was able to trace back 300 years, with
the insights and recollections of black people she met along the
way-the tissue of black myths, customs, and blood that connect the
bones of American history. Incisive and illuminating, Wandering in
Strange Lands is a timely and enthralling look at America's past
and present, one family's legacy, and a young black woman's life,
filtered through her sharp and curious eyes.
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