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Black Metropolis--Volume II

Published
1962
Language
English

Synopsis

Volume II of this landmark sociological study continues a comprehensive examination of African American life in Chicago during the mid-20th century. It delves into the social structures, economic realities, and political dynamics shaping the community. The book offers a detailed portrait of urban Black society, drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts.

About the author

S
St. Clair Drake

John Gibbs St. Clair Drake, known simply as St. Clair Drake, was an American urban sociologist and anthropologist whose scholarship and activism focused on the racism and racial tensions of the mid-twentieth century. Born in Virginia in 1911, he first studied biology at Hampton Institute, then completed a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Chicago. Drake then became one of the first Black faculty members at Roosevelt University. After working there for 23 years, he left to found the Afri...