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Passel, Jeffrey S.; Edmonston, Barry – 1992
This paper traces the evolution of immigration to the United States during the 20th century with an emphasis on the racial and ethnic composition of the immigration flow. The changing generational composition of the country's population is described from 1850 through 1990. A new population projection/estimation methodology is employed to measure…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Estimation (Mathematics), Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedWilson, Frank Harold – Urban League Review, 1992
Presents a sociological analysis of African-American population changes, based on U.S. Census data for 1980 and 1990. The restructuring of the U.S. economy and the urban redevelopment and reorganization of the postindustrial city are suggested as causes of the differentials in the African-American population. (SLD)
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Economic Change, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedLemann, Nicholas; Whitman, David – Public Interest, 1991
Comprises "The Underclass and the Great Migration" (N. Lemann) and "The Migrants' Tale and Ghetto Culture" (D. Whitman). Lemann's book "The Promised Land" discusses the Black migration to northern U.S. states. Whitman argues that Lemann exaggerates the Black sharecropper's contribution to the development of the…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Black Population Trends, Blacks
