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Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Demography and Ethos 9 2. “The Whirl of Life”: The Social Structure 34 3. The Golden Decade of Black Business 71 4. Labor: Both Fat and Lean Years 118 5. The Struggle for Control over Black Politics and Protest 146 6. Transformed Religion and a Proliferation of Churches 186 7. Cultural and Aesthetic Expressions 201 Conclusion and Legacy 209 Notes 213 Bibliography 253 Index 265 Illustrations follow page 70 ...

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