Charting the Great Migration: The Afro American Newspaper & World War I
- Veronica Carr
- Dec 3, 2022
- 1 min read
Article by #JacquesKelly in the #BaltimoreSun
Rare primary source material helps to expand the narrative of #AfricanAmericanHistory; in this case regarding the #GreatMigration. Archival material can lead to new interpretations.
Items in the collage:
1) April 1919 (World War I) letter from Private Jerome Briscoe to #FrancesLMurphy
2) #CabinetCard of Frances L. Murphy
#BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective #BmoreHistory #OldWestBaltimore #HistoricBlackTravel #AfroLiteracy
Courtesy of Nanny Jack & Co Archives Colorized by #DeOldify
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