When Eloise Greenfield was four months old, her family moved from their home in Parmele, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. Before Jan Spivey Gilchrist was born, her mother moved from Arkansas and her father moved from Mississippi to settle in Chicago, Illinois.



"We were one family

among the many thousands.

Mama and Daddy leaving home,

coming to the city, with their

hopes and their courage,

their dreams and their children,

to make a better life."



Longtime award-winning collaborators Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist capture the emotions of hope, anxiety, and relief that prevailed during this brave journey.