The Warmth of Other Suns
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The Warmth of Other Suns is Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed historical study that traces the lives and journeys of African Americans who left the Jim Crow South for the North and West in the 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Warmth of Other Suns canonical | 7 |
| "The Warmth of Other Suns" | 1 |
| 2010: The Warmth of Other Suns | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Warmth of Other Suns Context triple: [Great Migration of African Americans, documentedIn, The Warmth of Other Suns]
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Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
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Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
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A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
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D.
City of Firsts
City of Firsts is a historic Massachusetts city known for its early industrial innovations and numerous pioneering achievements in American manufacturing and technology.
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The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 coming-of-age drama film, based on Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, that follows a young girl in 1960s South Carolina who finds refuge with a group of beekeeping sisters amid racial and personal turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Warmth of Other Suns Target entity description: The Warmth of Other Suns is Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed historical study that traces the lives and journeys of African Americans who left the Jim Crow South for the North and West in the 20th century.
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A.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
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B.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
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C.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
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D.
City of Firsts
City of Firsts is a historic Massachusetts city known for its early industrial innovations and numerous pioneering achievements in American manufacturing and technology.
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E.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 coming-of-age drama film, based on Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, that follows a young girl in 1960s South Carolina who finds refuge with a group of beekeeping sisters amid racial and personal turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| author | Isabel Wilkerson ⓘ |
| awarded |
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Mark Lynton History Prize ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
surface form:
National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
|
| centralFigure |
George Swanson Starling
ⓘ
Ida Mae Brandon Gladney ⓘ Robert Joseph Pershing Foster ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | epic history of the Great Migration ⓘ |
| explores |
causes of African American migration from the South
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impact of Jim Crow laws on African Americans ⓘ long-term consequences of the Great Migration ⓘ social and economic conditions in the North and West ⓘ |
| features | personal life stories of migrants ⓘ |
| focusesOn | migration of African Americans from the American South to the North and West ⓘ |
| genre |
historical study
ⓘ
sociology ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
racial injustice in the United States
ⓘ
resilience of African American families ⓘ search for freedom ⓘ |
| includedIn | many university history curricula ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | experiences of African American migrants ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor | humanizing large-scale demographic change through individual stories ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
The New York Times
ⓘ
The New Yorker ⓘ Washington Post ⓘ
surface form:
The Washington Post
|
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| setting |
Northern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American North
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Old West ⓘ
surface form:
American West
|
| shortlistedFor | Dayton Literary Peace Prize ⓘ |
| subject |
African American history
ⓘ
Great Migration of African Americans out of the region ⓘ
surface form:
Great Migration
Jim Crow laws ⓘ internal migration in the United States ⓘ racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1915–1970 ⓘ |
| titleInspiredBy | poem by Richard Wright ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
archival research
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oral history ⓘ |
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