About This Book

We were one family among the many thousands. Mama and Daddy leaving home, coming to the city, with their hopes and their courage, their dreams and their children, to make a better life.When Eloise Greenfield was four months old, her family moved from their home in Parmele, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. Before Jan Spivey Gilchrist was born, her mother moved from Arkansas and her father moved from Mississippi. Both settled in Chicago, Illinois. Though none of them knew it at the time, they had all become part of the Great Migration. In this collection of poems and collage artwork, award winners Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist gracefully depict the experiences of families like their own, who found the courage to leave their homes behind and make new lives for themselves elsewhere.2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

About the Authors or Illustrators

Eloise Greenfield

Despite a full time service job, author Eloise Greenfield was determined to write books that told the truth about African-American people. Now she aims to give young people words that nourish the spirit.

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Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Gilchrist was born and grew up in Chicago. She received a Masters degree in painting from the Univer...

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