Strangers in the land of paradise
Subtitle: the creation of an African American community, Buffalo, New York, 1900-1940
By: by Lillian Serece Williams.
Series: Blacks in the diaspora
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: African Americans -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Social conditions -- 20th century; African Americans -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; City and town life -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- History -- 20th century; Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Buffalo (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Strangers in the Land of Paradise discusses the creation of an African American community as a distinct cultural entity. It describes values and institutions that the Black migrant population brought with them from the South, as well as those that evolved as a result of their interaction with Blacks native to the city and the city itself.

Through an examination of work, family, community organizations, and political actions, Lillian Williams explores the process by which the migrants adapted to their new environment."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-259) and index.
Table of contents: title: The early years -- Growing up black -- To help see one another through -- Work -- Philanthropy and uplift -- Not alms, but opportunity -- Civil rights, politics, and community -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: figures.  1. Age distribution of buffalo population by race and sex, 1920 : A. blacks B. whites -- 2. Household status of black males, 1905 -- 3. Household status of black males, 1925 -- 4. Household status of black females, 1905 -- 5. Household status of black females, 1925 -- 6. Median salary and weekly experience : high school and grammar school -- 7. Median salary and weekly experience : protestant, catholic, and Jewish women -- 8. Median salary and weekly experience : American and ``old immigration'' groups -- 9. Median salary and weekly experience : American and ``new immigration'' groups -- 10. Median salary and weekly experience : American and ``old immigration'' groups (high school graduates only) -- 11. Median salary and weekly experience : American and ``new immigration'' groups (high school graduates only) -- Appendix II: maps. 1. Black population in the City of Buffalo, 1905 -- 2. Black population in the City of Buffalo, 1915 -- 3. Black population in the City of Buffalo, 1925 -- 4. Ethnic settlements in Buffalo at the turn of the twentieth century -- 5. Buffalo tracts, wards, councilmanic districts -- Appendix III: method of computerization and occupation codes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Periodicals and newspapers -- Manuscript collections.