Goin' to Chicago (2001)

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.

Cast (3)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Vertamae Grosvenor

Narrator (voice)

Bill Ratner

Newsreel Voice

V

Viethel Wills

Home Movie Narrator (voice)

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