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In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience



The New York Times
From 1995 to 2000 approximately 680,000 African-Americans moved to the South and 330,000 left, for a net gain of 350,000. And for the first time, all the elements of the African diaspora - natives of Africa, Americans whose ancestors were enslaved Africans, Afro-Caribbeans, Central and South Americans of African descent, as well as Europeans with African or Afro-Caribbean roots - can be found in the United States. This has happened in only the last 15 years and is prompting a far broader view of the term African-American, said Sylviane Diouf, a historian who served as the content manager for the project.

In addition to the Web site and the exhibition, the project includes a book, "In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience," released by National Geographic (...), and a Black History Month education kit, with lesson plans and a bibliography.


The Washington Post

A groundbreaking look at [the] bigger picture has been unveiled in a project called "In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience."