Forced migration from Africa into the Americas, the underground railroad routes north, the journeys to Canada and Liberia, the 'Back to Africa' movement, movement across the coasts, and back to the South again...African Americans have continually been in motion, by their own wills, and when forced by others. Developed as a companion to the website of the same name by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, this stunning book is filled with photographs, first hand accounts, original illustrations and the fascinating tales of African Americans in motion throughout history. 223 pages, hardcover with slipjacket. Indexed.
