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.

ISBN-13: 9780813917337

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Publication Date: 10-29-1997

Pages: 178

Product Dimensions: 9.21h x 6.20w x 0.78d

Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute