Title: The southern diaspora : how the great migrations of Black and White Southerners transformed America /
Authors: Gregory, James N.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Migration, Internal Southern States History; Migration, Internal United States History; African Americans Migrations History; United States Population History
Abstract: Includes information on the auto industry, Baptist church, black metropolis, black migrants, California, Catholic church, Chicago, Cleveland (Ohio), Democratic Party, Detroit (Michigan), Education, employment, films, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Hispanics, Illinois, income, Indiana, integration, intelligentsia, Jews, literature, Los Angeles (California), Michigan, music, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), New York City, Ohio, Pentacostal church, politics and civil rights, race riots, racism, radio, religion, Republican Party, San Francisco (California), segregation, unions, voting, white migrants, Amos 'n Andy, etc.
Contents: A century of migration -- Migration stories -- Success and failure -- The Black metropolis -- Uptown and beyond -- Gospel highways -- Leveraging civil rights -- Re-figuring conservatism -- Great migrations.