Great migrations : a people on the move

Great migrations A people on the move

DVD - 2025

Examines the powerful influence of Black migration on American culture and society. While the first large migration was a forced journey from Africa in bondage, voluntary migrations in the 20th and 21st centuries have significantly reshaped the nation.

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Subjects
African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century.
Migration, Internal > United States > History > 20th century.
Rural-urban migration > United States > History > 20th century.
Exode rural > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television series.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Émissions historiques télévisées.
Séries télévisées.
Genres
Documentary television programs
Nonfiction television programs
Historical television programs
Television series
Documentaires télévisés
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction
Émissions historiques télévisées
Séries télévisées
Published
Arlington, VA : PBS [2025]
Language
English
Corporate Authors
PBS Distribution (Firm), McGee Media (Firm), Inkwell Media, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Corporate Authors
PBS Distribution (Firm) (distributor), McGee Media (Firm) (production company), Inkwell Media, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors
Henry Louis Gates (screenwriter)
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Item Description
Title from disc surfaces. Credits from screen.
Originally released as a documentary television program in 2025.
Wide screen.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approx. 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, region 1; NTSC; stereo.
Audience
Rating: TV-14.
Production Credits
Executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Dyllan McGee.
ISBN
9781531717469
  • Disc 1: Exodus / directed by Julia Marchesi ; producers, Kevin Burke, Kate McCormick ; director of photography, Antonio Rossi, Keith Walker ; original music, Matthew Head ; editor, Adriana Pacheco
  • Streets paved with gold / directed by Nailah Ife Sims ; producers, Kevin Burke, Thea Piltzecker ; director of photography, Antonio Rossi, Keith Walker ; original music, Matthew Head ; editor, Stefanie Maridueña
  • Disc 2: One way ticket back / directed by Julia Marchesi ; producers, Kevin Burke, Kate McCormick ; director of photography, Antonio Rossi, Keith Walker ; original music, Matthew Head, editor, Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez
  • Coming to America / directed by Nailah Ife Sims ; producers, Burke, Thea Piltzecker ; director of photography, Antonio Rossi, Keith Walker ; original music, Matthew Head ; editor, Ephraim Kirkwood.

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