The Politics of Income and Education Differences between Blacks and West Indians.

Smith, J. Owens

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Politics of Income and Education Differences between Blacks and West Indians.

Smith, J. Owens

Journal of Ethnic Studies, v13 n3 p17-30 Fall 1985

Compares the occupational and entrepreneurial opportunities after emancipation of Blacks in the West Indies and those in the US. Holds that the post-Civil War Black Codes and exclusionary policies of labor unions precluded US Blacks from developing human capital and competing economically with Whites. (GC)

Descriptors: Black Businesses, Black Employment, Black History, Blacks, Economic Progress, Entrepreneurship, Immigrants, Racial Differences, Unions, United States History

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