Unique Presentation Identifier:

56

Program Type

Graduate

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Kelly Houston Jones

Document Type

Presentation

Location

Face-to-face

Start Date

9-4-2026 9:00 AM

End Date

9-4-2026 9:30 AM

Abstract

This presentation examines the experiences of Arkansans in the Great Migration of African Americans from the U.S. South during the twentieth century. My research examines Detroit, Michigan census records spanning from 1900-1950 along with archival records from Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library and Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs. These records tell a story that highlights and reveals the struggles along with familiar patterns which define migration experiences that many southern African American laborers faced in migrating to northern industrial cities such as Detroit. This presentation aims to reveal how African Americans adjusted and overcame trials while simultaneously creating new opportunities and lives for themselves and their families along the way.

Comments

I uploaded a revised PowerPoint presentation. 

Download

Share

COinS
 
Apr 9th, 9:00 AM Apr 9th, 9:30 AM

Black Migration from Arkansas to Detroit: The Promise of Prosperity

Face-to-face

This presentation examines the experiences of Arkansans in the Great Migration of African Americans from the U.S. South during the twentieth century. My research examines Detroit, Michigan census records spanning from 1900-1950 along with archival records from Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library and Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs. These records tell a story that highlights and reveals the struggles along with familiar patterns which define migration experiences that many southern African American laborers faced in migrating to northern industrial cities such as Detroit. This presentation aims to reveal how African Americans adjusted and overcame trials while simultaneously creating new opportunities and lives for themselves and their families along the way.