Isabel Wilkerson

In her bestselling masterwork, The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the greatest 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. In this riveting talk, Wilkerson helps audiences understand the full impact of this movement that brought us John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Toni Morrison, Motown, Denzel Washington, and Michelle Obama, and that changed the social, cultural, and political landscapes of the United States—with consequences that persist to the current day.

Please note, this is a separate event from MBT’s Isabel Wilkerson: The Urgency of Radical Empathy happening on Friday, February 6 at 7:30 PM. Due to popular demand, we’ve opened this new educational event to you!