The docuseries will explore pressures, both political and economic, that sparked the migration. According to Gates, Detroit's ...

When African Americans left the rural South for the northern and western United States, what rituals and rations sustained ...

A People on the Move, a new four-part series hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., tells the story of African American ...

The worker’s home is more than just a house. It's a journey through time. There were once workers who came to South Bend during The Great Migration to seek better jobs and opportunities.

(upbeat music) - The African-American Great Migration was in fact one of the most significant demographic transformations in United States history. - The music that we associate with America.

Feb. 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Wednesdays, Feb. 5 - 26 at 8 a.m. on KPBS 2. The series explores how a ...

Detroit has one of the largest African American populations. A new documentary will explore the Great Migration, which played ...

Gates ("Gospel," "Making Black America," "Finding Your Roots") argues here that the Great Migration "continues to shape the ...

Today we're finding out more about the new docuseries by Henry Louis Gates Jr., Great Migration of People on the Move, which tells the story of African American movement over the 20th and 21st ...