Black Migration in America: A Social Demographic History"Beginning with the slave trade, Johnson and Campbell trace the migration--forced and free--of blacks through the antebellum period into the 1970s. They examine the major causes of the migrations and the personal motivations of the migrants. Drawing widely from historic, economic, sociological, and demographic sources, Johnson and Campbell have presented a comprehensive and concise review of black migration in America"--from back cover. |
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Contents
a forced migration | 7 |
The domestic slave trade | 22 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 43 |
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| Title | Black Migration in America: A Social Demographic History Black Studies, Sociology Issue 4 of Social and Economic Demography Studies Volume 4 of Studies in social and demographic history Volume 4 of Studies in social and economic demography |
| Authors | Daniel Milo Johnson, Rex R. Campbell |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Duke University Press, 1981 |
| ISBN | 082230449X, 9780822304494 |
| Length | 190 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / General |
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