Record #:

20349

Author(s):

Logan, Frenise A.

Abstract:

In 1890, African-Americans made up nearly 50% of the total urban population in North Carolina. The dominance of these populations in towns and cities has raised the question of how these groups earned a living given the economic limitations placed on them by the white populations of the state. This article looks at African-Americans in domestic and personal service, manufacturing and mechanical industries, trade, and transportation, as well as business and professional men and women.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 4, Oct 1958, p448-460, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1865-1950; African Americans--Economic conditions--Reconstruction (1865-1877), Post