History

Great Migrations: A People on The Move

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.

Exodus

52m 25s

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.

Episodes

  • Exodus: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Exodus

    S1 E1 - 52m 25s

    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.

Extras + Features

  • The Red Summer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Red Summer

    S1 E1 - 4m 57s

    The Red Summer of 1919 was one of the most volatile periods of our nation’s history but one of the lesser known stories is how in the midst of some of the country’s worst racist violence, Black people fought back.

  • The Fallout of the Red Summer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Fallout of the Red Summer

    S1 E1 - 4m 11s

    By the summer of 1919, racial tensions in Chicago reached a boiling point. When white people attacked, Black people fought back.

Schedule

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    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Saturday
    Feb 1

    1 Hour

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Saturday
    Feb 1

    1 Hour

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Saturday
    Feb 1

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Sunday
    Feb 2

    1 Hour

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Sunday
    Feb 2

    1 Hour

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Sunday
    Feb 2

    1 Hour

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Sunday
    Feb 2

    1 Hour

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Tuesday
    Feb 4

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Tuesday
    Feb 4

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Wednesday
    Feb 5

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Wednesday
    Feb 5

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Wednesday
    Feb 5

    1 Hour

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Exodus

    Wednesday
    Feb 5

    1 Hour

    Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Wednesday
    Feb 5

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Wednesday
    Feb 5

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Saturday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Saturday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Saturday
    Feb 8

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Sunday
    Feb 9

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
  • Image
    Great Migrations: A People on the Move: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Great Migrations: A People on The Move

    Streets Paved With Gold

    Sunday
    Feb 9

    1 Hour

    The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

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