Warmth of Other Suns: America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson | Book Club

Full Title: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Book was suggested by: Mike H.

Pages to read: 548

ISBN: 9780679444329 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780679604075 (Edition I am Using)

While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is the Great Migration?
•Who was migrating, and for what reason?
•What were the Jim Crow laws?
•Where the migrants successful in their new places?
•What persecutions did black individuals face in the south?
•What dangers did black individuals face in the north?
•How did planters keep sharecroppers on the land?
•What gave many black individuals economic opportunities?
•How did individuals who went north for work, feel when they came back south?
•How much were black individuals paid and what effect did the income have?
•How did black individuals influence who became an official?
•Did the north meet black individual expectations of liberties and equality?
•What was missing in the north, that black individuals had in the south?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.

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