The Great Migration of Black Women Educators from Segregation to Integration

The Great Migration of Black Women Educators from Segregation to Integration documents the real-life journey of Black women educators who migrated North in order to obtain their advanced academic degrees. Remarkably these women did not remain in the North. Instead they returned to their communities in the South in order to educate Black children. Dr. Obiora N. Anekwe uses photographic images archival documents oral history interviews essays and a documentary script to tell the untold stories of Black women educators he personally knew. These women have influenced his educational ethical and moral values which in turn have impacted how he teaches young people today. While reading the book we are reminded to never give up in the face of human injustice. In the end analysis this book speaks to how education serves as the gateway to a better life for all humanity.