Isabel Wilkerson at The Phillips Collection on October 27, 2011.

Photo courtesy of James Brantley.

Author Isabel Wilkerson discusses her book, “The Warmth of Other Suns”, during an appearance and a book signing at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC on Thursday, October 28, 2011. The book looks at The Great Migration, the mass movement of black people from the south during and after World War I, through the stories of three individuals. (James R. Brantley)