Up from Canaan

Download or read book Up from Canaan written by Tullia Brown Hamilton and published by Penultimate PressInc. This book was released on 2011 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an historical account of people and their relationship to two communities. It begins in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, founded by freed slaves after the Civil War, and once a proud symbol of black achievement and potential. It then journeys northward to St. Louis, a stopping point for African Americans seeking a better life. This enthralling slice of the migration story is told, in part, through the personal experiences of those who chose to leave one promised land for another.