• Detroit and Michigan Central Station's role in the Great Migration

  • Feb 10 2025
  • Length: 19 mins
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Detroit and Michigan Central Station's role in the Great Migration

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  • PBS affiliates around Michigan are premiering a four part series with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. telling the story of the Great Migration, a period when historic numbers of African Americans from the rural South sought their fortunes in urban areas in the North, Midwest, and West.

    The second episode of the series, titled Great Migrations: A People on the Move, heavily features Detroit and Michigan Central Station. Stateside spoke with the show's directors.

    GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:

    • Julia Marchesi, co-director of the PBS series Great Migrations: A People on the Move

    • Nailah Ife Sims, co-director of the PBS series Great Migrations: A People on the Move

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    Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.

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