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Great Migrations: A People on The Move

Great Migrations Extended Trailer

Great Migrations: A People on the Move explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society. From the waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—over the last century to the growing number of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean today, the film shows how movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.

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Great Migrations: A People on The Move Season 1
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Episode 4 of Great Migrations tells the story of African and Caribbean immigration to the U.S.
One Way Ticket Back
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Episode 3 of Great Migrations explores impact of Black Americans' reverse migration South.
Streets Paved with Gold
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Episode 2 of Great Migrations explores the second wave of the Great Migration (1940-1970).
Exodus
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Episode one of Great Migrations covers the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940).
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