The other Black Bostonians : West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950 / Violet Showers Johnson.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Blacks in the diaspora.
Main Author: Johnson, Violet Showers
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Blacks in the diaspora.
Subjects:
West Indian Americans > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century.
West Indian Americans > Massachusetts > Boston > Social conditions > 20th century.
Black people > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century.
Black people > Massachusetts > Boston > Social conditions > 20th century.
Immigrants > Massachusetts > Boston > Social conditions > 20th century.
West Indians > Migrations > History > 20th century.
Black people > Migrations > History > 20th century.
Boston (Mass.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Boston (Mass.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Physical Description:x, 181 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Origins of migration : British West Indian economy, society, and the lure of emigration
  • Work and housing in "freedom's birthplace"
  • Identity, culture, and community
  • Militant immigrants and relentless ex-colonials?
  • "Making good in America" and living the West Indian dream.