Like George, Robert finds meaning and community in his last years by connecting with other migrants from his original cohort. As his last trip to Monroe showed him, unlike Ida Mae and George, he simply has nothing left back home in the South. His home is Los Angeles, and his version of Monroe resides not in the city itself, but rather in the memories, stories, and recipes of his fellow migrants. Of course, their memories aren’t particularly fond—which is why they left. And they feel incredibly lucky to have been able to do so: Robert and the other migrant’s story capture the outsized dangers that they faced.