migration, internal

Traces America's role in the forced migration of minorities from the forced importation of conscripts and indentured servants in colonial days to the present day evacuation of urban dwellers. Among the subjects: Colonia conscripts, freedmen sent to Liberia, Mormons, Jews, Acadians, Canadian Metis, the residents of Bikini, etc.

A collection of poems discussing the act of moving, journeying, or immigrating to a new home.

Traces the history of the African-American migration from the rural South to the urban North during the early twentieth century, providing photographs, illustrations, excerpts from primary source documents, first-person narratives, and biographical sketches, and including a chronology.

Discusses the reasons people migrated West, the routes they took, some of the difficulties faced by pioneers, the different ethnic and cultural backgrounds of the settlers, and the building of homes and towns.

Presents the story of the migration of African Americans from the South during the first half of the twentieth century.

Describes the migration of people and settlement around the world discussing such topics as pollution and congestion, transportation, and escaping natural disasters.

Explores immigration, migration, and the growth of the American city and includes information about factory towns, early working conditions, child labor, unions, and the railroad industry.

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to the West looking for a better life.