The Great Migration : journey to the North
- Responsibility
- by Eloise Greenfield ; illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Imprint
- New York : Amistad, c2011.
- Physical description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Access
Education Library (Cubberley)
Curriculum Collection
| Call number | Status |
|---|---|
| PS3557 .R39416 G74 2011 |
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Greenfield, Eloise.
- Contributor
- Gilchrist, Jan Spivey. Illustrator
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
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- Author's note
- I. The news
- II. Goodbyes: Man, Girl and boy, Woman, Very young woman
- III. The trip
- IV. Question: Men and women
- V. Up North, My family
- Selected bibliography.
- Summary
- Describes the period of the 20th century when many African Americans left the South to make better lives for themselves in the northern states.
Subjects
- Subject
- African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century > Juvenile poetry.
- African Americans > History > 1877-1964 > Juvenile poetry.
- African Americans > Southern States > History > 20th century > Juvenile poetry.
- Children's poetry, American.
- African Americans > Migrations > Poetry.
- African Americans > History > 1877-1964 > Poetry.
- African Americans > Poetry.
- African Americans > Poetry.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2011
- Audience
- 003-008.
- Format
- 2012 Coretta Scott King Honor Book.
- Awards
- Coretta Scott King Author Honor, 2012
- ISBN
- 9780061259210 (trade bdg.)
- 0061259217 (trade bdg.)
- 9780061259227 (lib bdg.)
- 0061259225 (lib bdg.)
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