The Brian Lehrer Show

The theme for African American history month this year is "Black Migrations." Every Monday in February, Gloria Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, civil rights attorney, ASALH board member and chair of the 400th Commemoration, and author of Race, Law, and American Society: 1607-Present (Routledge, 2007), will join Brian and the callers to explore different facets of the theme. This week: returning to the South.

"In 2010, that was following the Great Recession. When that happened, people are looking for a lower cost of living, for employment opportunities and the South was opening up. You could get so much more with your dollar," says @GBrowneMarshall on Black migrations.

I left Brooklyn six years ago, and I now live in Savannah. Institutional racism is everywhere, but somewhat affordable living is only available in the South.