Black immigrants and the realities of racism: Comments and questions
N Foner - Journal of American Ethnic History, 2016 - scholarlypublishingcollective.org
BLACK IMMIGRANTS, AS VIOLET SHOWERS Johnson reminds us, are an important part of
the history of immigration to the United States, and they continue to be an important part
today. This is especially striking given their growing number—and proportion—in the foreign-
born population. By 2013, according to US Census data, the number of black immigrants in
the country had climbed to nearly 4 million, more than a fourfold increase since 1980; they
now represent almost one in ten of all immigrants and 9 percent of the nation's black …
the history of immigration to the United States, and they continue to be an important part
today. This is especially striking given their growing number—and proportion—in the foreign-
born population. By 2013, according to US Census data, the number of black immigrants in
the country had climbed to nearly 4 million, more than a fourfold increase since 1980; they
now represent almost one in ten of all immigrants and 9 percent of the nation's black …