Book
The Philadelphia Negro: a social study
B. Blom • (14) • Published In 1967 • Pages: xx, 520
By: Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt).
Abstract
This source is a classic sociological study of Blacks in Philadelphia at the end of the nineteenth century by a well-known Black scholar, W. E. B. DuBois. It contains information on the history of Blacks in Philadelphia from 1638 to 1896, the size and age and sex distribution of the Philadelphia Black population from ca. 1800 to 1890, marriage statistics, immigration into Philadelphia from other parts of the United States, education and illiteracy, occupations, health, the family, churches and voluntary organizations, crime, poverty and alcoholism, housing and recreational activities, interaction with Whites, and suffrage.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Indigenous Person
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; 1986
- Field Date
- 1896-1898
- Notes
- W. E. Burghardt DuBois ; together with a special report on domestic service, by Isabel Eaton.
- The Philadelphia Negro.--Appendixes:--A. Schedules used in the house-to-house inquiry.--B. Legislation, etc., of Pennsylvania in regard to the Negro.--C. Bibliography (p. 419-423). Special report on Negro domestic service in the seventh ward, Philadelphia, by I. Eaton.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-423)
- LCCN
- 67013005
- LCSH
- African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions