»TéléCHargEr. The Great Migration: An American Story Livre. par HarperCollins

This critically acclaimed picture book suitable for a wide range of readers chronicles the Great Migration—the diaspora of African Americans who headed to the North after WWI—through the iconic paintings and words of renowned artist Jacob Lawrence. The New York Times praised it as "a compassionate and sensitive portrayal of history."

From dealing with poor working conditions and competition for living space to widespread prejudice and racism, this is the story of strength, courage, and hope of the more than six million African Americans who were trying to build better lives for themselves and their families

This is a terrific introduction, for kids, to the phenomenon of the Great Migration of 1940s - 1970s of blacks moving to the North to escape the racism of the South. The story is told in beautiful paintings, small on wood boards, by Jacob Lawrence, son of a couple who were part of this movement and who settled in Harlem. Reading Lawrence's words and studying his paintings is a vivid way for kids to learn about this important piece of American history that is far from over today. I recommend

In 1940, Lawrence chronicled their journey of hope in a flowing narrative sequence of paintings."This stirring picture book brings together the sixty panels of Lawrence's epic narrative Migration series, which he created in 1940-1941. They tell of the journey of African-Americans who left their homes in the South around World War I and traveled in search of better lives in the northern industrial cities. Lawrence is a storyteller with words as well as pictures: his captions and introduction