The other Black Bostonians : West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950 /
This study of Boston's West Indian immigrants examines the identities, goals, and aspirations of two generations of black migrants from the British-held Caribbean who settled in Boston between 1900 and 1950. Describing their experience among Boston's American-born blacks and in the context...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
©2006.
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Series: | Blacks in the diaspora.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Summary: | This study of Boston's West Indian immigrants examines the identities, goals, and aspirations of two generations of black migrants from the British-held Caribbean who settled in Boston between 1900 and 1950. Describing their experience among Boston's American-born blacks and in the context of the city's immigrant history, the book charts new conceptual territory. The Other Black Bostonians explores the pre-migration background of the immigrants, work and housing, identity, culture and community, activism. |
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Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 181 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0253112389 9780253112385 |