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Free African-American Archeology: Interpreting An Antebellum Farmstead, Robin Leigh Ryder Jan 1991

Free African-American Archeology: Interpreting An Antebellum Farmstead, Robin Leigh Ryder

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Stretching The Chains: Runaway Slaves In South Carolina And Jamaica, Jan Mark Williams Jan 1991

Stretching The Chains: Runaway Slaves In South Carolina And Jamaica, Jan Mark Williams

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Case Study Of Black West Indian Migrants In Urban Canada: The Decision To Migrate, Patrick Richardson Jan 1991

A Case Study Of Black West Indian Migrants In Urban Canada: The Decision To Migrate, Patrick Richardson

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The main purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which traditional models of the migration decision making process adequately account for and describe the decision making process of black West Indian immigrants in Canada. Traditional models of the migration decision making process have suggested that individuals migrate after a rational comparison of place utilities (Wolpert, 1964; Roseman, 1971). These human capital models of migration (De Jong et al, 1981) suggest that individuals, acting in a very rational manner, seek always to maximize their “profits” at an optimum location. However, this study suggests that in the case of …


Womanpower In The Civil Rights Movement, Yvette Hutchinson Jan 1991

Womanpower In The Civil Rights Movement, Yvette Hutchinson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.