The University of Pittsburgh's Larry Glasco and Alonna Carter-Donaldson star in a WQED Documentary - Pittsburgh and the Great Migration that has just won an Emmy Award.
Their Documentary has just been awarded a 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy in the Historical / Cultural Short Form Category.
“Pittsburgh and the Great Migration”- WQED Multimedia
Nathalie Berry, Producer/Writer; Paul Ruggieri, Producer/Editor/Photographer; David Forstate, Photographer; Christopher Moore, Narrator; David Solomon, Executive Producer
From the WQED Website: The automobile transformed the way people traveled. It also changed the lives of African Americans in unique ways. During the Great Migration, millions of Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for industrialized cities in the North. Many even traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania seeking job opportunities. Also, examine an exhibit at the Car and Carriage Museum at the Frick Pittsburgh.
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://watch.wqed.org/video/pittsburgh-and-the-great-migration-vxhd9w/
SEE THE LIST OF REGIONAL EMMY AWARD WINNERS HERE: https://natasmid-atlantic.org/2024-mid-atlantic-regional-emmy-recipients/