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What Makes It A Great Migration - Maggie Brown | Urban Intellectuals

This song is inspired by & dedicated to those Ancestors who came up from the South to make a better way of life for future generations! Words, Music and Vocals by Maggie Brown; Song Arranged and Produced by Ron Prince for Prince Recording Studios, Chicago USA. Music Video Director/Editor - Jonathan Woods; Cinematographer - Chris […]

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