The Heritage Society Museum Gallery
Admission if free

The exhibition will feature original projects by students that help to illustrate the story of The Great Migration (1917-1970) of more than six million African Americans out of the South to other regions of the United States. The migration is one of the most important, courageous, and consequential movements in our nation’s history. In search of true freedom, equality, and opportunity, those brave migrants – fleeing systemic racism, abuse, oppression, enforced poverty, and terror – transformed American culture, society, demographics, and politics in a multitude of ways, both tangible and intangible.  African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans also migrated to Houston from other regions, making our city the most diverse in the nation. 

This exhibit is Guest Curated by University of Houston Honors College Students with Professors Debbie Harwell & Irene Guenther. The Heritage Society is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.