The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great MigrationFrom 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves. With stunning historical detail,

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a renowned authority on the psychology of racism

She argues that the US educational system is maintained by and profits from the suffering of children of color

and produce humanizing representation of Black girls' lives

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