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Around the time of WWI, large numbers of African Americans began leaving their homes in the rural South in search of employment in the industrial cities of the North. In 1940, Lawrence chronicled their journey of hope in a flowing narrative sequence of paintings.This stirring picture book brings together the sixty panels of Lawrence's epic narrative Migration series, which he created in 1940-1941. They tell of the journey of African-Americans who left their homes in the South around World War I and traveled in search of better lives in the northern industrial cities. Lawrence is a storyteller with words as well as pictures: his captions and introduction to this book are the best commentary on his work. A poem at the end by Walter Dean Myers also reveals [as do the paintings] the universal in the particulars. --BL.
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The Great Migration In 1940 the American artist Jacob Lawrence chronicled this journey of hope in a flowing narrative sequence of paintings. They are divided between the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York and The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. After more than 20 years, The Phillips Collection mounted the first exhibition of all 60 paintings, touring museums around the country.
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"A compassionate and sensitive portrayal of history."--The New York Times

"This pictorial history remains as relevant and moving today as it was more than 50 years ago. A memorable work."--The Washington Post

"A stirring picture book."--ALA Booklist (starred review)

"Perfectly pitched to balance the gripping facts and moving graphics. A brave book."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"A significant and unforgettable book."--The Horn Book

"The paintings evoke fear and hope and transmit the courage of those who left behind everything they had known in order to find a better life. An exceptional title."--School Library Journal

"Lawrence's starkly poetic art works admirably on many levels. A moving, inspiring, educational book."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A splendid and unique visual evocation of a significant historical movement."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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