About the Book: The Warmth of Other Suns is Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed history of the Great Migration, when nearly six million African Americans left the American South between 1915 and 1970 in search of freedom and opportunity. Through the lives of three individuals, Wilkerson explores racial discrimination, migration, civil rights, identity, resilience, and the transformation of American society. A powerful and deeply researched American history and social history book that brings this pivotal movement to life.