Bridges of Memory, Volume 2
Chicago's Second Generation of Black Migration
by Timuel D. Black, Jr.

Description:

In this second  volume of Bridges of Memory, veteran historian Timuel D. Black Jr. continues his conversations with remarkable individuals whose families -- like the author's -- were part of the first wave of African-Americans to migrate to Chicago from the South in search of opportunity during and after World War I. He also introduces the reader to a diversely successful group who are members of the second generation. Collectively they portray a vivid picture of the thriving and tight-knit Chicago communities in the area formerly known as the Black Belt, which included today's historic Bronzeville neighborhood. In lively conversations punctuated with laughter, thirty-one informants recall how this community embraced values -- expressed through their families, religion, business, and music -- that enabled them to find success within a larger society that seemed determined to oppress them. Occasionally their laughter turns bitter as they describe the role racial prejudice played in their lives. Above all, however, these personal narratives reveal the interviewees' unwavering dedication to breaking the color line and the tireless pursuit of their right to the promise of America.

Timuel D. Black, Jr. is a prominent civil rights activist and a professor emeritus of social sciences at the City Colleges of Chicago.

Bridges of Memory, Volume 2
Chicago's Second Generation of Black Migration
by Timuel D. Black, Jr.

ISBN: 0810122952
ISBN-13: 9780810122956
Publisher: DuSable Museum (Northwestern University Press)
Publication Date: 2007
Format: Hardcover, 392 pages
Book Type: New
Also available, Bridges of Memory, Volume 1