03395nam 2200721 a 450 991080716370332120200520144314.01-282-07551-997866120755130-253-11238-9(CKB)1000000000362320(EBL)313176(OCoLC)298790834(SSID)ssj0000282589(PQKBManifestationID)11232267(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282589(PQKBWorkID)10324168(PQKB)10984279(MiAaPQ)EBC313176(MdBmJHUP)muse16756(EXLCZ)99100000000036232020060215d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe other Black Bostonians West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950 /Violet Showers Johnson1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20061 online resource (196 p.)Blacks in the diasporaDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-34752-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-171) and index.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.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, activiBlacks in the diaspora.West Indian AmericansMassachusettsBostonHistory20th centuryWest Indian AmericansMassachusettsBostonSocial conditions20th centuryBlacksMassachusettsBostonHistory20th centuryBlacksMassachusettsBostonSocial conditions20th centuryImmigrantsMassachusettsBostonSocial conditions20th centuryWest IndiansMigrationsHistory20th centuryBlacksMigrationsHistory20th centuryBoston (Mass.)Race relationsHistory20th centuryBoston (Mass.)Social conditions20th centuryWest Indian AmericansHistoryWest Indian AmericansSocial conditionsBlacksHistoryBlacksSocial conditionsImmigrantsSocial conditionsWest IndiansMigrationsHistoryBlacksMigrationsHistory305.8009744/61Johnson Violet Showers1717617MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807163703321The Other Black Bostonians4113987UNINA