{"product_id":"north-to-boston-life-histories-from-the-black-great-migration-in-new-england-hardcover","title":"North to Boston: Life Histories from the Black Great Migration in New England - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBlake Gumprecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween World War II and 1980, tens of thousands of Black people moved to Boston from the South as part of the Great Migration, one of the most consequential mass movements of people in American history. Black migration from the South transformed the city, as it did urban areas across the country. \u003cem\u003eNorth to Boston\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to examine that important subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlake Gumprecht traces the history of this migration and explores its impacts in greater depth through the lives of ten individuals, each the subject of one chapter. Those chapters are short biographies based on extensive interviews by the author and are told in an engaging style that reflects the author's background as a journalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ten people featured came from six southern states. They fled racism, limited opportunity, and hopelessness, and moved north in pursuit of better jobs, equal treatment, and greater freedom. They settled in neighborhoods such as Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan. They worked as teachers, factory workers, welders, and security guards. Their stories are emblematic of the experiences of Black people everywhere who left the South, and provide a rare glimpse into the lives of ordinary people living in one city's Black community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth to Boston\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life the history of the Great Migration, revealing a hidden aspect of New England's history and shining a spotlight on a singularly important event in the making of Black Boston.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlake Gumprecht\u003c\/strong\u003e taught geography for more than two decades at the University of New Hampshire, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of two previous books, \u003cem\u003eThe Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe American College Town\u003c\/em\u003e, both of which won the American Association of Geographers' J. B. Jackson Prize. He now lives and writes in El Paso, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 6.4 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52771889971533,"sku":"9780197614440","price":60.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/HTs1Z0PUnh9780197614440.webp?v=1763113883","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/north-to-boston-life-histories-from-the-black-great-migration-in-new-england-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}