Book
Black metropolis: a study of Negro life in a northern city [Vol. 1]
Harcourt, Brace & World • New York • Published In 1970 • Pages: i-xxxix, 1-377, xl-lxx
By: Drake, St. Clair, Cayton, Horace R. (Horace Roscoe).
Abstract
This source provides an exhaustive study of Blacks in Chicago, referred to in the text as 'Midwest Metropolis.' The emergence and growth of the 'Black Belt' as a segregated zone of residence, the political discrimination influence of Blacks in the city's machine-run politics, migration, employment opportunities, and job are among the subjects covered in detail. The role of trade unionism in changing racial attitudes and job prospects is discussed, but the emergence of new ideologies of social and cultural change, such as Black Power, is only briefly discussed in an appendix.
- 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
- M. A. Marcus ; 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