ABSTRACT

This in-depth study focuses on black women migrants to the North and in doing so examines the interaction of race, class, regionalism, and gender during the early years of the 20th century.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter |13 pages

“Quitting the South”

Profiles of African-American Women Who Left

chapter |19 pages

“Mean Man Blues”

Violence as Impetus for Migration

chapter |23 pages

“The Work We've Done”

African-American Women's Employment Activities

chapter |22 pages

“They Say the Schools Are Better up There”

A Decent Education for My Children

chapter |17 pages

“The Sacred and the Secular”

Religious and Social Activities of Migrant Women

chapter |27 pages

“Cincinnati Was No Promised Land”

Life in the Queen City

chapter |6 pages

Conclusion