"In Motion:
The African-American Migration Experience," a new book by
Howard Dodson and Sylviane Diouf, documents how 500 years of
migrations shaped the United States and African-American culture.
"In Motion" (National Geographic Books, $35) includes
Brooklyn personalities, like Father Divine, a Southern migrant
who established the Peace Mission Movement in Brooklyn in 1912,
and traces the contemporary migrations of Caribbeans to Brooklyn
and the impact of their culture on the borough – the most spectacular
display being the annual West Indian Day Parade.
The book’s release coincides with an exhibit at the Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture (515 Malcolm X Blvd. at
135th Street in Manhattan, (212) 491-2200) beginning Feb. 3.
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