This text lets us hear the voices of those African Americans who left social, political and economic oppression in the South for political freedom and opportunity such as they had never known in Chicago - and for new forms of prejudice and segregation - during World War I.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A real nice clean unmarked 626 page first edition hardcover with 1 low in number line. Has a 12 page photo section. In their first great migration to Chicago that began during World War I, African Americans came from the South seeking a better life--and fleeing a Jim Crow system of racial prejudice, discrimination, and segregation. What they found was much less than what they'd hoped for, but it was much better than what they'd come from--and in the process they set in motion vast changes not only in Chicago but also in the whole fabric of American society. Size: 10 1/4h x 7 1/4w. Book. Seller Inventory # 7043