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Great Migrations: A People on The Move

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Great Migrations explores how a series of Black migrations have shaped the U.S. From waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—to immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.

Tuesdays, beginning January 28, at 8 pm on Nine PBS and livestream.

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Local support for Great Migrations is provided by The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Great Migrations explores how a series of Black migrations have shaped America.

Episode Guide

Episode 1 – “Exodus” - January 28
Focuses on the first wave of migration (1910–1940) when over a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for better opportunities in the North and West, forever altering the landscape of American culture.

Episode 2 – “Streets Paved in Gold” - February 4
This episode highlights the second wave (1940-1970), when Northern and Western Black communities matured, growing politically and culturally to transform Black America.

Episode 3 – “One Way Ticket Back” - February 11
Examines the reverse migration to the South, a shift driven by economic change and a desire for freedom, showcasing how the South has evolved and reshaped African American life.

Episode 4 – “Coming to America” - February 18
Chronicles the recent influx of African and Caribbean immigrants and explores how they’ve contributed to reshaping what it means to be Black in America today.

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