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The Other Black Bostonians West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950Violet Showers Johnson |
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The story of the first wave of black immigration to Boston from the Caribbean ". . . adds a new perspective to both the scholarly understanding of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora in the United States and Boston's Black community. . . . enjoyable, Johnson's tidy little volume should be of intereat to many readers." —Historical Journal of Massachusetts , Spring 2009 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.
Violet Showers Johnson is Professor of History at Agnes Scott College.
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Distribution: World Publication date: 11/13/2006 |
