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The Promised Land

Nicholas Lemann · 1991

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A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American history, The Promised Land is also essential reading for educators and policymakers at both national and local levels.

First sentence: THREE OR four miles south of the town of Clarksdale, Mississippi, there is a shambling little hog farm on the side of the highway.

Book details

Year
1991
Language
English
Publisher
Harper Audio
Editions
6
ISBN
9781559945295

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