Blacks and the Quest for Economic Equality: The Political Economy of Employment in Southern Communities in the United States

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library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Button, James W., 1942– Blacks and the quest for economic equality : the political economy of employment in southern communities in the United States / James W. Button, Barbara A. Rienzo, Sheila L. Croucher. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “An analysis of economic issues and political conditions for black Americans, based on quantitative and qualitative data from six Florida cities” —Provided by publisher. isbn 978-0-271-03555-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Employment—Florida. 2. African Americans—Florida—Economic conditions. 3. Florida—Race relations. I. Rienzo, Barbara Ann. II. Croucher, Sheila L. III. Title. HD8081.A65B87 2009 331.6'396073075—dc22 2009006740 Copyright © 2009 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. This book is printed on Natures Natural, containing 50% post-consumer waste, and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ANSI Z39.48–1992. To our grandchildren, who we hope will create and live in a more egalitarian society. ~ J.B. and B.R. And to the many women and men, present and past, whose courageous quests for equality have created a better world for us all. ~ S.C. ...