4 Quotes & Sayings By Isabel Wilkerson

Isabel Wilkerson was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She received her B.A. from the University of Chicago and her Masters of Social Work from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is a nationally recognized expert on poverty, race relations, and criminal justice issues, having published more than twenty books including the bestseller The Warmth of Other Suns, which won the National Book Award Read more

Her work has appeared in many publications including The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Reuters News Service, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Essence Magazine, Harper's Magazine and others. She has also appeared on numerous radio and television programs including PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and ABC's Good Morning America.

From Louisiana, he followed the hyphens in the road that...
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From Louisiana, he followed the hyphens in the road that blurred together toward a faraway place, bridging unrelated things as hyphens do. Isabel Wilkerson
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Our Negro problem, therefore, is not of the Negro's making. No group in our population is less responsible for its existence. But every group is responsible for its continuance.. Both races need to understand that their rights and duties are mutual and equal and their interests in the common good are idential.. There is no help or healing in apparaising past responsibilities or in present apportioning of praise or blame. The past is of value only as it aids in understanding the present; and an understanding of the facts of the problem--a magnanimous understanding by both races--is the first step toward its solution. Isabel Wilkerson
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What I love about the stories of the Great Migration is that this is not ancient history; this is living history. Most people of color can find someone in their own family who had experienced a migration of some kind, knowing the sense of dislocation, longing and fortitude. Isabel Wilkerson