Enterprising Southerners: Black Economic Success in North Carolina 1865-1915

Surprisingly, there existed a small population of southern blacks who experienced economic gains in the fifty years following the Civil War. This book examines the characteristics of North Carolina's African-American population in order to explain the social and political factors that shaped economic opportunity for this group.


Author: Robert C. Kenzer
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 10/29/1997
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.20w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780813917337