Contested Terrain

This in-depth study focuses on black women migrants to the North and in doing so examines the interaction of race, class, regionalism, and gender during the early years of the 20th century.

Beverly A. Bunch-Lyonsis an Assistant Professor of History at Virginia Tech.

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Quitting the South: Profiles of Those Who Left 2. Mean Man Blues: Violence as Impetus for Migration 3. The Work We've Done: African American Women's Employment Activities 4. They Say the Schools Are Better Up There: A Decent Education for My Children 5. The Sacred and the Secular: Religious and Social Activities of Migrant Women 6. Cincinnati Was No Promised Land: Life in the Queen City Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index