The promised land : the great Black migration and how it changed America /

A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American history, The Promised Land is also essential reading for educators and policymakers at both national and local levels.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lemann, Nicholas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 1992.
Edition:1st Vintage Books ed.
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Summary:A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American history, The Promised Land is also essential reading for educators and policymakers at both national and local levels.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
Physical Description:408 pages ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-399) and index.
ISBN:0679733477 (pbk.)
9780679733478 (pbk.)