Between 1915 and 1970 almost 7 million African Americans fled the U.S. South for northern and western cities and, in the process, transformed the country. Following the routes and roadblocks of Black migrants, this talk by Davarian Baldwin, author and professor at Trinity College, describes the hopes and limits of the American Dream for us all, with special ties to Newton's history.

Watch this riveting presentation, co-sponsored by Newton Free Library and Historic Newton, here