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    Diamond: A Woman of the Great Migration
    Diamond: A Woman of the Great Migration
    Diamond: A Woman of the Great Migration
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    Diamond: A Woman of the Great Migration

    By Janice Starghill Keel

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    This is a historical novel that is presented in the form of a memoir. The main focus is on an African American woman Diamond, who was part of the Great Migration in the 1940s. Diamond looks back at her life to share the hopes, dreams and struggles she and her husband Nathaniel had to move their family from the coal mines of West Virginia to the Pacific Northwest and beyond. They were African American pioneers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJul 9, 2018
    ISBN9781532049958
    Diamond: A Woman of the Great Migration
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    Janice Starghill Keel

    Janice Keel is a retired high school educator and was president of a career school. She writes a blog on realwomenwholivefulllives.wordpress.com, and has a master's degree in education from Wayne State University. She and her husband have three adult children and live in the Midwest.

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