Wandering
in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots
Morgan Jerkins (Author,
Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)
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One
of Buzzfeed's 24 New Books We Couldn’t Put Down
“One
of the smartest young writers of her generation.” (Book Riot)
From the acclaimed cultural
critic and New York Times best-selling author of This Will Be My Undoing - a
writer whom Roxane Gay has hailed as “a force to be reckoned with” - comes this
powerful story of her journey to understand her Northern and Southern roots,
the Great Migration, and the displacement of black people across America.
Between 1916 and 1970, six
million black Americans left their rural homes in the South for jobs in cities
in the North, West, and Midwest in a movement known as the Great Migration. But
while this event transformed the complexion of America and provided black
people with new economic opportunities, it also disconnected them from their
roots, their land, and their sense of identity, argues Morgan Jerkins.
In this fascinating and deeply
personal exploration, she recreates her ancestors’ journeys across America,
following the migratory routes they took from Georgia and South Carolina to
Louisiana, Oklahoma, and California. Following in their footsteps, Jerkins
seeks to understand not only her own past, but the lineage of an entire group
of people who have been displaced, disenfranchised, and disrespected throughout
our history. Through interviews and hundreds of pages of transcription, Jerkins
braids the loose threads of her family’s oral histories, which she was able to
trace back 300 years, with the insights and recollections of black people she
met along the way - the tissue of black myths, customs, and blood that connect
the bones of American history....
Incisive and illuminating,
Wandering in Strange Lands is a timely and enthralling look at America’s past
and present, one family’s legacy, and a young black woman’s life, filtered
through her sharp and curious eyes.
Product
details
Listening Length :
8 hours and 3 minutes
Author :
Morgan Jerkins
Narrator :
Morgan Jerkins
Audible.com Release Date :
August 04, 2020
Publisher :
HarperAudio
Program Type :
Audiobook
Version :
Unabridged
Language :
English
ASIN :
B07WTDSDR6
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