The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration – Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns chronicles one of the most significant undertold migrations in American history: from 1915 to 1970, almost six million Black Americans left the South for northern and western cities in search of better lives. With deep research and more than a thousand interviews, Isabel Wilkerson weaves the stories of three individuals — Ida Mae Gladney, George Starling, and Robert Foster — into a sweeping narrative about escape, hope, and transformation. She shows how the Great Migration reshaped cities, culture, politics, and the very fabric of American life. This masterful and deeply human account is widely regarded as a modern classic of history and narrative nonfiction.