02354nam 2200553 450 991082606200332120230126214959.01-4384-6166-6(CKB)3710000001010324(MiAaPQ)EBC4774990(Au-PeEL)EBL4774990(CaPaEBR)ebr11322333(CaONFJC)MIL985402(OCoLC)968735792(EXLCZ)99371000000101032420170117h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHopes and expectations the origins of the black middle class in Hartford, Connecticut /Barbara J. BeechingAlbany, New York :SUNY Press,2017.©20171 online resource (298 pages) illustrations, map1-4384-6165-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue -- Migrant of necessity -- Growing up with the community -- [1] Expectations rising -- Family life and racial turmoil -- Beyond uplift : a new spirit of resistance -- A black middle class takes shape in wartime -- [2] Expectations at work -- Nelson Primus : the artist in Boston -- Rebecca Primus : the teacher in Royal Oak -- Addie Brown : the working girl in Hartford -- [3] Expectations deferred -- Growth and decline -- Loss and persistence -- Epilogue -- Appendix.African AmericansConnecticutHartfordSocial conditionsAfrican AmericansConnecticutHartfordEconomic conditionsMiddle classConnecticutHartfordHistoryCommunity lifeConnecticutHartfordHistoryAfrican AmericansConnecticutHartfordBiographyHartford (Conn.)Economic conditionsHartford (Conn.)Race relationsAfrican AmericansSocial conditions.African AmericansEconomic conditions.Middle classHistory.Community lifeHistory.African Americans305.89607307463Beeching Barbara1622270MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826062003321Hopes and expectations3956045UNINA