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| Stone Center Guide to the Web - Migration (6 items) |
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- Goin' to Chicago: a Documentary by George King
- This is the companion site to Goin' to Chicago, a PBS documentary film produced by George King and Associates. The site supplies visitors with facts on the African American northern migration. Bibliographic resources, a teacher's guide, historical information, and corresponding art and poetry from the period are included. (Source: PBS)
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- Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the African Diaspora
- The Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the African Diaspora site is a “digitalized research facility that focuses on the history of the African diaspora and the movement of Africans to various parts of the world, particularly the Americas and the Islamic lands of North Africa and the Middle East.” The site features areas of research available through the Centre at Canada’s York University and information on the graduate program, conferences and lectures, and publications. Also available are newsletters, publications, and links of related subject materials. (Source: Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the African Diaspora, York University)
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- In Motion: the African American Migration Experience
- This site offers information on the involuntary (e.g. as slaves from Africa to European colonies) and voluntary (e.g. as refugees from Haiti to the U.S.) migrations that Black people have taken. The site offers digital images and texts, maps, and educational materials that provide details about the movement of Blacks across several nations. There is also a bibliography included for further research. (Source: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library)
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- MI--John Novak Digital Interview Collection
- "The John Novak Digital Interview Collection consists of interviews with African-American Detroiters, members of the Black Storytellers Association of Detroit and a participant in the Greensboro Sit-in demonstrations that occurred in February 1960." Students at the college interviewed relatives about their experiences under "Jim Crow" and their migration to the North. Browse entries or search by keyword. (Source: Marygrove College)
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- North by South
- North by South is a website documenting research on “the migration of African Americans from south to north,” specifically examining the migration of African Americans from Charleston to Harlem. The site includes information on topics such as the arts, music, health care, and education in both cities, as well as how each city’s culture was affected by African American migration. (Source: Kenyon College)
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- Peopling North America: Population Movements and Migration
- This site examines migratory movements throughout history, focusing specifically on “diasporas to and within Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean from Europe, Asia, and Africa.” Detailed information on various migratory movements from early American history up through the present are included. (Source: University of Calgary)
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