Michelle Washington Wilson is a storytelle r\, teaching artist\, and folklorist from Newtonville\, New Jersey. She ha s traveled across North America and throughout the Caribbean gathering sto ries and folklore traditions. Earning more than 100 awards for her public speaking skills\, she is a member of the NJ Storytelling Network\, The Nat ional Storytelling Network\, and the National Association of Black Storyte llers. She offers workshops for foundations and other professional organiz ations.
\nThe Great Migration\, in U.S. history\, is the widespread migration of African Americans in the 20th century from rural communities in the South to large cities and some rural towns in the North and West. T he First Great Migration\, from the end of reconstruction through 1940\, c reated the &ldquo\;Harlem Renaissance.&rdquo\; The Second Great Migration\ , from 1950 to 1970\, spurred the Civil Rights Movement. It took courage\, determination and sometimes outright craftiness to leave people's homes a nd relocate in the North.
\n"The Food and The Folks of The Great Mig ration" includes history and stories of The Great Migration along with sam ple recipes of foods that would be brought to eat along the way\, since Af rican Americans could not stop and dine at their leisure and choice due to the rules of segregation. This is one of Michelle's \; personal favor ite programs\, because it includes the story of her family and how they ca me to live in South Jersey. Please register.
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