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Title: The Great Migration in Gary, Indiana

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

ISBN: 201817:16:07

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Abstract: This article discusses a selection of primary sources used to study the black population of Gary, Indiana, from 1906 to 1920. The sources include federal manuscript census schedules, city directo ries, school enumerations, and marriage application records. Through a brief description of each type of document, the author will try to underline the importance of name-based sources in the study of the Great Migration and examine ways social historians can make the most of the wealth of the information contained in them. This research note also addresses three concerns raised by the critics of the Great Migration literature: that migration should be stud ied as a process; that black women and their families should be includ ed in this process; and that smaller "promised lands" (like Gary) should be considered by historians.

Url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27792221?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

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Authors: Ouellet, Nelson

Periodical (Full): Indiana Magazine of History

Issue: 1

Volume: 96

Pages: 72-83

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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