Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Foreword 7
3. Preface 9
4. Contents 15
5. I. Harlem - New York City’s Black Belt 17
6. II. St. Helena - Past And Present 57
7. III. Events and Changes Inducing Migration 85
8. IV. Motives of the Migrants 114
9. V. The Migrants and Their Dispersion 145
10. VI. Secondary Migration 174
11. VII. Islanders in the Cities 190
12. VIII. Conclusion 216
13. Appendix A. Method of Procedure 225
14. Appendix B. Population of St. Helena Township since 1870 230
15. Appendix C. Mortality Rates in Manhattan, 1930 232
16. Appendix D. Three Life Stories Obtained from Migrants 235
17. Bibliography 265
18. Index 269