Book
Black metropolis: a study of Negro life in a northern city [Vol. 2]
Harcourt, Brace & World • New York • Published In 1970 • Pages: i-xiv, 379-767, xv-xxviii, 769-814
By: Drake, St. Clair, Cayton, Horace R. (Horace Roscoe).
Abstract
This is the second volume of a study of racial prejudice and segregation conducted in the late 1930's and early 1940's. It is a continuation of the study begun in Deep South but this study was conducted in the metropolitan area of Chicago. This volume contains chapters on the community comprising the Black ghetto of Chicago, 'Bronzeville'; the influence on public opinion exerted by the Black press and Black churches; Black business ventures; 'policy', or, illegal gambling and its status in the Black community; social mobility and class; chapters on the life styles of the upper, middle, and lower classes; advancing the race; summation and predictions; and a short postscript on changes in Bronzeville up to 1961.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; 1986
- Field Date
- 1936-1941
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1941
- Coverage Place
- Chicago, Illinois., United States
- Notes
- By St. Clair Drake and Horace R. Cayton
- Includes bibliographical references (v. 2 p. 793-796)
- LCCN
- 73012271
- LCSH
- African Americans