Thematic August 16, 2026
Writing the Great Migration — 5 Authors You Must Read
Every book from this episode, with authors and years.
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The books
- Native Son, Richard Wright, 1940 Covered in Survey 1
- If He Hollers Let Him Go, Chester Himes, 1945
- Maud Martha, Gwendolyn Brooks, 1953
- The Living Is Easy, Dorothy West, 1948 Covered in Survey 2
- Cane, Jean Toomer, 1923
Background reading
- The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson, 2010