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Author

Johnson, Violet Showers.

Title The other Black Bostonians [electronic resource] : West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950 / Violet Showers Johnson.

Imprint

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 181 p. : ill., maps.
Series	Blacks in the diaspora
	Blacks in the diaspora.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-171) and index.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	West Indian Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 20th century.
	West Indian Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
	Blacks -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 20th century.
	Blacks -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
	Immigrants -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
	West Indians -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century.
	Blacks -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century.
	Boston (Mass.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
	Boston (Mass.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	0253347521 (cloth : alk. paper)