| The Other Black Bostonians: West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950 Contributor(s): Johnson, Violet M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253347521 ISBN-13: 9780253347527 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $25.74 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2006 Annotation: The story of the first wave of black immigration to Boston from the Caribbean |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2006005254 |
| Series: Blacks in the Diaspora (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.48" W x 9.52" (1.10 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 and social mobility. What emerges is a detailed picture of black immigrant life. Johnson's work makes a contribution to the study of the black diaspora as it charts the history of this first wave of Caribbean immigrants. |