The warmth of other suns guided their path from "summary" of The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
As they made their journey from the South to the North and West, those who left behind the cotton fields, the tobacco farms, and the stifling segregation of Jim Crow were guided by a force beyond mere direction. They were driven by a yearning for a better life, a life where they could breathe freely and dream without constraint. This yearning, like a beacon in the darkness of their circumstances, drew them towards a future where their humanity would be recognized and their possibilities expanded. The warmth of other suns, the promise of opportunity and freedom in distant lands, beckoned them forward. It whispered to them of a place where t...
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