They forged new identities in northern cities from "summary" of The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
In their new surroundings, they shed the roles that had been assigned to them and took on new ones that had been unimaginable in the land they had fled. In the South, they had been confined to the lowest rungs of society, denied basic rights and opportunities. But in the North, they found a freedom that allowed them to redefine themselves on their own terms. In the bustling cities of the North, they discovered a sense of anonymity and possibility that was both liberating and daunting. No longer bound by the expectations and limitations of their former lives, they were free to experiment with new identities and ways of being. They could reinvent themselves in ways that would have been impossible back home. The anonymity of city life allowed them to try on new personas and explore different facets of themselves that had long been suppressed. They could be whoever they wanted to be, without fear of judgment or reprisal. They could take risks and make choices that would have been unthinkable in the restrictive environment of the Jim Crow South. As they navigated the ch...
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