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Strangers in the Land of Paradise: The Creation of an African American Community in Buffalo, New York, 1900-1940 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Strangers in the Land of Paradise The Creation of an African American Community in Buffalo New York 19001940 - Blacks in the Diaspora Author:Lillian Serece Williams "Williams brings a fine balance to her work, revealing a group composed of people whose lives, institutions, and struggle for acceptance, achievement, and advancement mirrored the struggles of so many others." --Choice Strangers in the Land of Paradise examines the creation of an African American community as a distinct cultural entity. It deli... more »neates values and institutions that the black migrant population brought with it from the South, as well as those that evolved as a result of their interaction with blacks native to the city and the city itself.« less