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Detroit PBS Celebrates Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s ‘Great Migrations’ with a Living Adventure in Detroit History

Michigan Central February Weekend Events:

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Detroit PBS and Michigan Central invite the public to join them at Michigan Central to share their family’s migration story of how they came to Detroit. 

For the next two weekends, Detroit PBS, in partnership with Michigan Central, will welcome community members across Metro Detroit to attend the second and third of three weekend-long events in February at The Station at Michigan Central. 

Each weekend event includes screenings of “Great Migrations: A People on the Move,” by scholar, producer and host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; food from Black-owned businesses, performances by Detroit artists; and a new initiative by the Detroit PBS One Detroit team called Destination Detroit, which video records visitors relating their personal histories and how their families made a home for themselves in Metro Detroit. 

The event’s first two days earned an overwhelmingly positive response. During the first weekend of the Destination Detroit initiative, the One Detroit team interviewed 24 individuals, capturing  family histories. The heartfelt recollections poignantly told how grandparents and parents arrived in Detroit from the Deep South, Somalia, Germany, Mexico, Laos, and other places around the globe. 

People waited in line patiently for their opportunity to share their ancestral stories and said that they felt honored that their PBS station would take the time to record their family history with a professional producer and crew. Detroit PBS plans to make these recordings accessible to the public in a Destination Detroit Oral History Archive, as part of its America250 initiative to tell the rich and complex history of the community. 

The Great Migration event at Michigan Central aligns with the broadcast of Prof. Gates’ new docuseries “Great Migrations: A People on the Move,” which is currently airing on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. The series opens at a time In the early 20th century when upwards of 300,000 Black Americans migrated to Detroit from the South escaping systemic oppression and seeking the promise of freedom and opportunity. The bustling halls of what was then Michigan Central Station were often their first glimpse of what the North might have to offer and for many, the first time they had experienced integrated public spaces. 

It explores the initial wave of Black migration, driven by the search for better economic opportunities, as well as the “New Great Migration,” when African Americans moved back to the South following the Civil Rights Movement. The series also examines the “Next Great Migration,” which highlights the influx of Caribbean and African immigrants and their growing influence on American society.

The Michigan Central event is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on these dates:

  • Saturday, Feb. 15
  • Sunday, Feb. 16
  • Saturday, Feb. 22*
  • Sunday, Feb. 23 

*On Feb. 22, the event runs until 3 p.m. 

Because of the expected immense public interest in Michigan Central and this event, capacity is limited. Registration is required by visiting: michigancentral.com/events

Saturday, Feb. 22, will be a special day. Besides all the above activities, there will be a panel discussion, led by “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson and leading authorities and cultural figures, including Detroit’s official city historian, Jamon Jordan, and Neil Barclay, president and CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. 

Here is the schedule for the following dates, Feb. 15, 16 and 23 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.):

10 a.m.                    Event opens for registered guests

                                 Destination Detroit: Detroit PBS begins to videotape family histories (continues

                                 throughout the event)

11 a.m.                    Screening of “Great Migrations” documentary

Noon                        Live music by Detroit artists

1 p.m.                      Screening of “Great Migrations” documentary

2 p.m.                      Event concludes 

                                 Throughout the day: Family history recording, local food, historical artifacts and

                                 displays, shopping

Here is the schedule for Saturday, Feb. 22 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 

10 a.m.                    Destination Detroit: Detroit PBS resumes videotaping family histories 

11 a.m.                    Screening of “Great Migrations” documentary

Noon                        Panel discussion, moderated by “American Black Journal” host, Stephen

                                  Henderson

1 p.m.                      Screening of “Great Migrations” documentary

2 p.m.                      Live music by Detroit artists

3 p.m.                      Event concludes

                                 Throughout the day: Family history recording, local fare, historical artifacts and displays, shopping 

For information on Destination Detroit family histories, visit: detroitpbs.org/destinationdetroit

Corporate support for GREAT MIGRATIONS: A PEOPLE ON THE MOVE is provided by Bank of America, Ford Motor Company and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support is also provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Inkwell Society together with many of its members, and by public television viewers. For a complete list of funders, please contact McGee Media.

For more information, visit detroitpbs.org/destinationdetroit. To watch the series, visit  https://video.detroitpbs.org/show/great-migrations-a-people-on-the-move/

Detroit PBS celebra las “Grandes migraciones” de Henry Louis Gates, Jr. con una aventura viviente en la historia de Detroit

Fines de Semana de febrero en Michigan Central:

Detroit PBS y Michigan Central invitan al público a unirse a ellos en Michigan Central para compartir la historia de su familia y cómo migraron a Detroit.

Durante los próximos dos fines de semana, Detroit PBS, en asociación con Michigan Central, dará la bienvenida a los miembros de la comunidad de toda el área metropolitana de Detroit para que asistan al segundo y tercer evento de tres fines de semana en febrero en La Estación de Michigan Central.

Cada evento de fin de semana incluye proyecciones de “Grandes migraciones: un pueblo en movimiento”, a cargo del académico, productor y presentador Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; comida de negocios de propietarios negros, actuaciones de artistas de Detroit; y una nueva iniciativa del equipo One Detroit de Detroit PBS llamada Destination Detroit, que graba en video a los visitantes que relatan su historia personal y cómo su familia se estableció en el área metropolitana de Detroit.

Los primeros dos días del evento obtuvieron una respuesta abrumadoramente positiva. Durante el primer fin de semana, Destination Detroit, el equipo de One Detroit entrevistó a 24 personas y capturó su historia familiar. Con narraciones conmovedoras, se contaron cómo sus abuelos y sus padres llegaron a Detroit desde los estados del Sur, Somalia, Alemania, México, Laos y otros lugares del mundo.

Las personas esperaron en fila pacientemente la oportunidad de compartir las anécdotas y dijeron que se sentían honradas de que su estación de PBS se tomara el tiempo de grabar su historia familiar con un productor y un equipo profesional. Detroit PBS planea hacer que estas grabaciones sean accesibles al público en un Archivo de Historia Oral de Destination Detroit, como parte de su iniciativa America250 para contar la rica y compleja historia de la comunidad.

El evento Grandes Migraciones en Michigan Central coincide con la transmisión de la nueva serie documental del profesor Gates, Grandes Migraciones: Un Pueblo en Movimiento, que actualmente se transmite los martes a las 9 p. m. La serie comienza en un momento en el que, a principios del siglo XX, más de 300.000 afroamericanos migraron a Detroit desde el sur para escapar de la opresión sistémica y buscar la promesa de libertad y oportunidades. Los ruidosos pasillos de lo que entonces era la Estación Central de Michigan eran a menudo su primer vistazo de lo que el Norte podría tener para ofrecer y, para muchos, la primera vez que habían experimentado espacios públicos integrados.

Explora la ola inicial de migración negra, impulsada por la búsqueda de mejores oportunidades económicas, así como la “Nueva Gran Migración”, cuando los afroamericanos regresaron al sur después del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles. La serie también examina la “Próxima Gran Migración”, que destaca la afluencia de inmigrantes caribeños y africanos y su creciente influencia en la sociedad estadounidense.

El evento de Michigan Central es gratuito y está abierto al público de 10 a. m. a 2 p. m. en estas fechas:

  • Sábado 15 de febrero
  • Domingo 16 de febrero
  • Sábado 22 de febrero*
  • Domingo 23 de febrero

*El 22 de febrero, el evento se extenderá hasta las 3 p. m.

Debido al inmenso interés público esperado en Michigan Central y este evento, la capacidad es limitada. Es necesario registrarse visitando: michigancentral.com/events

El sábado 22 de febrero será un día especial. Además de todas las actividades mencionadas anteriormente, habrá un panel de discusión, dirigido por el presentador de “American Black Journal”, Stephen Henderson, y autoridades y figuras culturales líderes, incluido el historiador oficial de la ciudad de Detroit, Jamon Jordan, y Neil Barclay, presidente y director ejecutivo del Museo de Historia Afroamericana Charles H. Wright.

Aquí está el programa para las siguientes fechas, 15, 16 y 23 de febrero (10 a.m. a 2 p.m.):

10 a.m. El evento abre para los invitados registrados

Destino Detroit: Detroit PBS comienza a grabar en video historias familiares (continúa

durante todo el evento)

11 a.m. Proyección del documental “Grandes migraciones”

12 p.m. Música en vivo de artistas de Detroit

1 p.m. Proyección del documental “Grandes migraciones”

2 p.m. Cierre del evento

Durante todo el día: Grabación de historias familiares, comida local, artefactos históricos y exhibiciones, ventas.

A continuación, el programa para el sábado 22 de febrero (10 a.m. a 3 p.m.)

10 a.m. Destino Detroit: Detroit PBS reanuda la grabación en video de historias familiares

11 a.m. Proyección del documental “Grandes migraciones”

12 p.m. Mesa redonda, moderada por el presentador de “American Black Journal”, Stephen

Henderson

1 p.m. Proyección del documental “Grandes migraciones”

2 p.m.  Música en vivo a cargo de artistas de Detroit

3 p.m. Cierre del evento

Durante todo el día: grabación de la historia familiar, comida local, artefactos históricos y exhibiciones, ventas.

Para obtener información sobre las historias familiares de Destination Detroit, visite: detroitpbs.org/destinationdetroit

El apoyo corporativo para Grandes Migraciones: Un Pueblo en Movimiento lo brindan Bank of America, Ford Motor Company y Johnson & Johnson. La Corporation for Public Broadcasting brinda un apoyo importante. También brindan apoyo la Fundación Andrew W. Mellon y la Fundación Ford. La Inkwell Society junto con muchos de sus miembros y los televidentes de la televisión pública han brindado apoyo adicional. Para obtener una lista completa de los patrocinadores, comuníquese con McGee Media.

Para obtener más información, visite detroitpbs.org/destinationdetroit. Para ver la serie, visite https://video.detroitpbs.org/show/great-migrations-a-people-on-the-move/

Traducción Carmen Elena Luna

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