Description
Book SynopsisA study of Boston's West Indian immigrants, examining the identities, goals, and aspirations of two generations of black migrants from the British-held Caribbean who settled in Boston between 1900 and 1950. It explores the pre-migration background of the immigrants, work and housing, identity, culture and community, activism and social mobility.
Trade Review. . . adds a new perspective to both the scholarly understanding of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora in the United States and Boston's Black community. . . . enjoyable, Johnson's tidy little volume should be of intereat to many readers.Spring 2009
* Historical Journal of Massachusetts *
Table of ContentsContents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Origins of Migration: British West Indian Economy, Society, and the Lure of Emigration
2. Work and Housing in "Freedom's Birthplace"
3. Identity, Culture, and Community
4. Militant Immigrants and Relentless Ex-colonials?
5. "Making Good in America" and Living the West Indian Dream
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
