On Feb. 20, at 7 p.m., the Loudoun Museum of Leesburg, Virginia, will host a virtual presentation titled “History at Home: ...

From 1920 to 1930, the African American population exploded in Chicago, increasing from 109,458 to 233,903 residents in just a decade. The Great Migration of people was accompanied by a musical ...

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(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit has one of the largest African American populations. A new documentary will explore the Great Migration, which played a key role in the city's history. CBS News Detroit ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT This four-parter from Henry Louis Gates Jr. covers a Great Migration which remains ongoing — the final episode, "Coming to America," is about the migration of African and ...

Stepping onto the platform at Michigan Central Station was stepping into a new chapter. For Black families leaving the Jim Crow South, Detroit was more than a destination. It was a declaration. They ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the personal and historic aspects of the mass movement of Black Southerners to the North known ...

For Katie Hater, a junior at Central Michigan University, learning about African American migration to Michigan started with ...

Maryland Public Television and MPT2 honor Black History Month with a diverse lineup of documentaries, exploring the Great ...