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Goin' to Chicago

Goin' to Chicago

2001•1h 10m•Documentary

A group of longtime Chicago residents born in the Mississippi Delta returns to Greenville, Mississippi, for a reunion with family and friends. Participants talk about their lives and reasons for migrating north as part of "The Great Migration." Archival footage of Mississippi and Chicago is included.

George King · Director

Lou Potter · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 10m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 8, 2001

Actors

Vertamae Grosvenor

Vertamae Grosvenor

Narrator (voice)

Bill Ratner

Bill Ratner

Newsreel Voice

Viethel Wills

Home Movie Narrator (voice)

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