The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America | Nicholas Lemann
A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American history, The Promised Land is also essential reading for educators and policymakers at both national and local levels. From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America | 
