The southern diaspora
Subtitle: how the great migrations of Black and White Southerners transformed America
By: James N. Gregory.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Migration, Internal -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century; Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Population -- History -- 20th century
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A century of migration; title: Migration stories; title: Success and failure; title: The Black metropolis; title: Uptown and beyond; title: Gospel highways; title: Leveraging civil rights; title: Re-figuring conservatism; title: Great migrations.