George Swanson Starling
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George Swanson Starling was a key African American migrant whose life story in the early and mid-20th century exemplifies the struggles and aspirations of the Great Migration chronicled in Isabel Wilkerson’s work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Swanson Starling canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
migrant ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedIn | The Warmth of Other Suns ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| experienced |
economic exploitation in the South
ⓘ
racial segregation ⓘ |
| familyName | Starling ⓘ |
| featuredAs | one of three main protagonists in The Warmth of Other Suns ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfAccount | Isabel Wilkerson ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Jim Crow laws
ⓘ
surface form:
Jim Crow era in the American South
|
| knownFor | struggles and aspirations typical of the Great Migration ⓘ |
| livedIn | Harlem ⓘ |
| middleName | Swanson ⓘ |
| migratedDuring |
Great Migration of African Americans out of the region
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Migration
|
| migratedTo | New York City ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to escape racial oppression
ⓘ
search for better economic opportunities ⓘ |
| notableFor |
life story chronicled by Isabel Wilkerson
ⓘ
participation in the Great Migration ⓘ |
| occupation | railroad porter ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Florida ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | key representative of African American migrants ⓘ |
| represents | individual dimension of the Great Migration ⓘ |
| subjectOf | narrative case study in The Warmth of Other Suns ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ |
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