Great Migrations: A People on the Move

Great Migrations: A People on the Move

Limited Series 2025 · 4 eps · Documentary

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Explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society. From the waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—over the last century to the growing number of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean today, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.

Directed by Nailah Ife Sims

Network: PBS

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