The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction | 2010 | Winner |
About This Book
Isabel Wilkerson's monumental account of the Great Migration traces three individuals who left the Jim Crow South for new lives in the North and West between 1915 and 1970. Drawing on more than a thousand interviews, Wilkerson weaves personal narratives into a sweeping history of six million Black Americans who reshaped the country. The book won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and the Heartland Prize.
About the Author
Isabel Wilkerson is an American journalist and author widely regarded as one of the most important nonfiction writers of her generation. She was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism, earning the award in 1994 for Feature Writing while serving as Chicago Bureau Chief for The New York Times. Her debut book, The Warmth of Other Suns (2010), took fifteen years to research and write, documenting the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North and West between 1915 and 1970 through the stories of three individuals. Read more →
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