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The Promised Land

by Nicholas Lemann

HistoryRural-urban migrationAfrican AmericansMigrationsMigration, InternalInternal MigrationAfro-AmericansNoirs américains

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.

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Book data: Open Library