Exodus

Season 1 Episode 1

Episode one of Great Migrations covers the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940).

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), a collective leap into the unknown as more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. In the face of some of the country’s worst racist violence, these migrants established thriving Black neighborhoods, wielded political power, and redefined American culture.

AIR DATE 1/28/25

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About Great Migrations: A People on the Move

Great Migrations explores how a series of Black migrations have shaped the U.S. From waves of Black Americans to the North-and back South-to immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.

Broadcast Dates

#101 - Exodus |
Sunday, Jun 15 at 1pm TPT 2
#102 - Streets Paved with Gold |
Sunday, Jun 15 at 2pm TPT 2
#103 - One Way Ticket Back |
Sunday, Jun 15 at 3pm TPT 2
#104 - Coming to America |
Sunday, Jun 15 at 4pm TPT 2

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