BABEL Book Discussion: Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns

Please join us in person for food, refreshments, & an informal discussion of Isabel Wilkerson’s national bestselling book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, facilitated by Steve Peraza.

In this beautifully written masterwork, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Caste chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life.

“Wilkerson’s work,” in the words of The American Prospect magazine, “is the missing puzzle piece of our country’s history.”

Steve Peraza is Assistant Professor of History and Social Studies at SUNY Buffalo State. He earned his Ph.D. in U.S. history from the University at Buffalo, specializing in slavery and manumission in the Atlantic World. Other research interests include poverty and inequality, race and racism, the Harlem Renaissance, and the long civil rights movement. As a policy analyst for Partnership for the Public Good, he examined public policy related to policing and high road economic development. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for Just Buffalo Literary Center.