These are original works by U.S. History (1378H) Honors College students in Dr. Irene Guenther’s class. Their projects creatively educate and inform us about the 20th-century Great Migration of six million African Americans from the South to cities and towns throughout the United States. Their projects illuminate the ways in which this migration forced the nation to confront its long history of racial prejudice and forever changed the nation’s cultural, social, and political landscape. Click on the links to explore their projects from the 2016 spring semester.

Sunshine Beyond the Tree by Kateleen Austria is a children’s book, written and illustrated by Kateleen, shown in PowerPoint. 

“The Warmth of Other Songs” by Gabby Cabangon and Audrey Wang, who perform it as background music to a short film they made comprised of original photographs of the Great Migration.

"Bankrupt Souls" is written and performed by Ardalan Motiwala.

“A Fateful Meeting” by Peter Scamardo is a short story.

“Upon the Lynching of Jesus Christ” by Holden Tanner is a poem, written and performed by Holden.

"Racial Segregation at the Workplace" is a PowerPoint by Jessina Tom and Sofie Momin.

"Flight of the Citrus Swallowtail," "While God Turned Away," and "The Jungle" are poems written by Nicholas Tran.

"Infinite Walls" ia a poem by Josephine Wu.

To view images of additional projects, click here.