Cayton, Horace R. (Horace Roscoe), 1903-1970

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Black metropolis
Book 1970

Summary: Horace Roscoe Cayton Jr. was a prominent American sociologist, newspaper columnist, and writer who specialized in studies of working-class black Americans, particularly in mid-20th-century Chicago. Cayton is best remembered as the co-author of a seminal 1945 study of South Side, Chicago, Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1903-04-12 [2]
Birth Place: Seattle, Wash. [2]; Seattle [4]
Died: 1970-01-21 [2]
Death Place: Paris (France) [2]; Paris [4]
Language: English [2]
Occupation: sociologist [4]
Educated at: University of Chicago [4]; University of Washington [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 3. Library of Congress; 4. Wikidata

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