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ENG210: The Piano Lesson, August Wilson
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GREAT MIGRATION
Great Migration (encyclopedia article)
Altman, Susan. “Great Migration.” Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, Third Edition, Facts On File, 2020. African-American History.
SHARECROPPING
Sharecropping (encyclopedia article)
Weissman, Dick. “Sharecropping.” Blues, Facts On File, 2005. African-American History.
PARCHMAN FARM
"Inside Mississippi’s notorious Parchman prison" (article and images)
Grabenstein, Hannah. PBS NewsHour, Jan 29, 2018.
PITTSBURGH - 1930's/20th Century
Race and Renaissance : African Americans in Pittsburgh since World War II (ebook)
Trotter, Joe W., and Jared N. Day. Race and Renaissance : African Americans in Pittsburgh since World War II, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010.
ADDITIONAL READINGS
"How Watermelons Became a Racist Trope"
Black, William R.
The Atlantic
, December 8, 2014.
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