Migrating South to the “Promise Land”

The story of my family’s move from Dawson, GA, to Orlando, FL

Kendell Davis
AfroSapiophile
Published in
5 min readApr 17, 2022

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Artist: Jacob Lawerence from The Migration Series | The Phillips Collection

From 1916 to 1970, millions of African-Americans moved from the South to seek economic opportunities. During the Great Migration, many relocated to the North and West, but some African-Americans moved further South in search of jobs.

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Kendell Davis
AfroSapiophile

Husband | Father | Storyteller | Artist | Writer | Reader| Philosopher | Scholar | #WEOC