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Johnson Violet Showers |
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Titolo |
The Other Black Bostonians [[electronic resource] ] : West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950 / / Violet Showers Johnson |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-07551-9 |
9786612075513 |
0-253-11238-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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305.8009744/61 |
974.461004969729 |
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Soggetti |
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Black people - Migrations - History - 20th century |
West Indians - Migrations - History - 20th century |
Immigrants - Massachusetts - Boston - Social conditions - 20th century |
Black people - Massachusetts - Boston - Social conditions - 20th century |
Black people - Massachusetts - Boston - History - 20th century |
West Indian Americans - Massachusetts - Boston - Social conditions - 20th century |
West Indian Americans - Massachusetts - Boston - History - 20th century |
Boston (Mass.) Social conditions 20th century |
Boston (Mass.) Race relations History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-171) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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