The Unrecognized Migration – The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration United States history explores the migration of people from afar to our country, yet it seldom examines “The Great Migration” that involved waves of internal mass movements of Americans that extended for decades. Led by long-time Deerfield resident Sherman Beverly, Jr., Professor Emeritus, Social Studies Education, Northeastern Illinois University, and Professor Maria Victoria-Abricka, Ph.D, Independent Scholar, this discussion will explore this mass migration and its impact on US history. Please register in advance.
Dr. Beverly and Professor Victoria-Abricka co-chair the 2011 Program Committee of the Society for Values in Higher Education. Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration will the Society’s keynote speaker at their annual meeting to be held at Elmhurst College July 27 – 31.
