The Other Black Bostonians: West Indians in Boston, 1900-1950

by Violet Showers Johnson

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253347521
• ISBN13: 9780253347527
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher