In this 2010 NPR Author Interview, Isabel Wilkerson describes the impact of the Great Migration on U.S. history. NPR introduces the interview this way,
It is a migration unmatched in American history. In the middle of the 20th century, more than 6 million African Americans left behind everything they knew in the South and headed to the North, Midwest and West Coast. In their search for work, education and opportunity, they changed the culture of the nation.
Despite the importance of this history, outside of fans of Jacob Lawrence’s epic series The Great Migration, it had received very little attention until Wilkerson’s book “The Warmth of Other Suns” was released. This link takes you to a transcription of the interview along with an excerpt from Wilkerson’s book.
The interview about speaks to several questions in the Re-Imagining Migration learning arc including, why do people leave their homes? and what do people experience as they move from one place to another? You might use the interview to explore those questions.
After listening to the interview, consider the significance of “The Great Migration.” You might use the Project Zero Three Whys Thinking Routine to structure that reflection.
Katika mahojiano ya 2010 ya NPR, Isabel Wilkerson anaelezea athari za Uhamiaji Mkubwa kwenye historia ya Marekani. "NPR ilitangaza mahojiano hayo kwa njia hii: ""Ni uhamiaji usio na kifani katika historia ya Marekani." Katika karne ya 20, zaidi ya watu milioni sita wa Kiafrika waliacha kila kitu walichokijua kusini na kuelekea Kaskazini, Kati na Pwani ya Magharibi. Katika kutafuta kazi, elimu na fursa, walibadilisha utamaduni wa taifa hilo. Licha ya umuhimu wa historia hii, nje ya mashabiki wa Jacob Lawrence's epic mfululizo The Great Migration, ilikuwa imepokea tahadhari kidogo sana mpaka kitabu cha Wilkerson 'The Warmth of Other Suns' kilitolewa. Kiungo hiki kinakupeleka kwenye maandishi ya mahojiano pamoja na sehemu kutoka kwa kitabu cha Wilkerson. "Mjadala huo unazungumzia maswali kadhaa katika ""Re-Imagining Migration"" ikiwa ni pamoja na, ""Kwa nini watu huacha nyumba zao?""" Watu wanakabili nini wanapohama kutoka mahali fulani kwenda pengine? Unaweza kutumia mahojiano hayo kuchunguza maswali hayo. Baada ya kusikiliza mahojiano, fikiria umuhimu wa "Uhamiaji Mkubwa". Unaweza kutumia Mradi Zero Tatu Kwa nini Kufikiria Routine ya muundo huo tafakari.