The Warmth of Other Suns

The Warmth of Other Suns
Hardcover edition
AuthorIsabel Wilkerson
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThe Great Migration, Second Great Migration
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
2010
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages622
ISBN978-0-679-44432-9
OCLC741763572

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration is a 2010 non-fiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson. The book provides a detailed historical account of the Great Migration, a movement of approximately six million African Americans from the Southern United States to the Midwest, Northeast, and West between 1915 and 1970. Wilkerson's work has been widely acclaimed for its comprehensive research, engaging narrative style, and significant contribution to the understanding of this crucial period in American history.[1]

  1. ^ Oshinsky, David (2010-09-02). "Freedom Trains". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-07-12.