African Americans of Western Long Island  (NY)  (Black America)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing; Arcadia
Published: October 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780738510675
Subjects: Sociology; History; History: American; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; United States - State & Local - General
First sentence: Although many African Americans were imported into Hempstead by slave masters, those who migrated here from the South in the post-Civil War era came in hopes of improving their poor economic circumstances.