The Coronavirus has nothing on Antebellum and Jim Crow south.

This was America: Thousands of white families, including men, women, and children, standing for hours to watch Black Americans be dismembered or burned alive for such crimes as “acting white” and stealing .75 cents. In this environment, Black citizens are not allowed to walk too tall, speak too confidently, create art uninhibitedly, or say who cannot speak abuses at their children. 

Over the course of 6 decades, more than 6 million people fled the insanity of Jim Crow for their lives and their sanity during a period known as The Great Migration. This week’s book follows the story of three strangers, all making their way North, searching for the warmth of other suns.

We are inspired by this work of nonfiction to learn why our own families fled the south and under what conditions, for this week’s themed discussion. We also give a brief overview of the path from slavery to reconstruction to Jim Crow to the Civil Rights movement.

It’s like the LITTIEST history lesson ever! 

This is LIT Society.