White school boards seldom hired enough teachers for African American ... The Great Migration of people was accompanied by a musical migration; Delta blues music travelled to Chicago and put ...

The free events include screenings of the new PBS docuseries "Great Migrations: A People on the Move," music and more.

Stepping onto the platform at Michigan Central Station was stepping into a new chapter. For Black families leaving the Jim Crow South, Detroit was more than a destination. It was a declaration. They ...

(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit has one of the largest African American populations ... before but black gospel music was born in the north as a result of the great migration," Gates said.