The two disciplines that my family left the south for were economics and social reasons. In this website you will see these two disciplines conveyed to understand why their migration had to happen and how it has contributed to my belief system. The economic view will help you understand how poor my family was and how and how economic prosperity was non-existent.
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to the North of the United States during the 20th century. Reading The Warmth of the other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, the character of Ida Mae Brandon Gladney reminded me of my grandmother, Dorothy Thomas, because of the economic and social problems both women were facing which prompted their migration. Because education was important to my grandmother for its economic and social benefits, it set the standard of going to college for me. Because education was important to my grandmother for its economic and social benefits, my grandmother set the standard of going to college for me. My grandmother’s migration contributed to my belief on the value and importance of education in my life.