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Fairchild, Halford H.; Tucker, M. Belinda – Journal of Social Issues, 1982
Uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine trends in Black residential mobility from slavery to the present. Focuses particularly on evolution of urban ghettos and considers present and future public policy issues. (GC)
Descriptors: Black History, Black Population Trends, Ghettos, Industrialization
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Evans, Arthur S. – Phylon, 1987
The formation of Pearl City, a Black community in Florida, is examined in the context of Black migration at the turn of the century. The history of this community is presented. Institutions such as the church and the family increased solidarity, cohesiveness, and adaptation as Blacks immigrated to Pearl City. (VM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Black Community, Black Employment, Blacks
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Stuckert, Robert P. – Phylon, 1987
Few books have been written and little information is known about Black populations of the southern Appalachian mountains. This article describes the cultural and settlement patterns of these people and traces their historical development. Occupational changes and the effects of urbanization are presented. (VM)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Demography, Farmers
Bockman, John F. – 1978
Volume II contains the substance of five studies originally filed with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in the cases of "Fisher v. Lohr" and "Mendoza v. Tucson School District No. 1." Study VI examines the migration of Spanish-surnamed households from Tucson's south and west sides to the east side…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Educational History