Fly away : the great African American cultural migrations / Peter M. Rutkoff and William B. Scott.
| Author/creator |
Rutkoff, Peter M., 1942- |
| Other author/creator | Scott, William B., 1945- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2010. |
| Description | xv, 408 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Out of Africa : West African origins -- New Africa : South Carolina low country -- Negro capital of the world : Harlem -- Mules and men : Birmingham -- Blues pianos and tricky baseballs : Pittsburgh -- Walkin' Egypt : Mississippi Delta -- Bronzeville's Pinkster Kings : South Side Chicago -- Dixie special : Houston -- California dreaming : South Central LA -- Circle unbroken : three stories and a conclusion. |
| Abstract | The Great Migration, the mass exodus of blacks from the rural South to the urban North and West in the twentieth century, shaped American culture and life in ways still evident today. The authors trace the ideas that inspired African Americans to abandon the South for freedom and opportunity elsewhere. Black Southerners fled the Low Country of South Carolina, the mines and mills of Birmingham, Alabama, the farms of the Mississippi Delta, and the urban wards of Houston, Texas, for new opportunities in New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Los Angeles. They took with them the South's rich tradition of religion, language, music, and art, recreating and preserving their Southern identity in the churches, newspapers, jazz clubs, and neighborhoods of America's largest cities. This study explores the development and adaptation of African American culture, from its West African roots to its profound and lasting impact on mainstream America. It illuminates the origins, development, and transformation of national culture during an important chapter in twentieth-century American history. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009033384 |
| ISBN | 9780801894770 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801894778 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E185.6 .R87 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |