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The Negro at Work in New York City

The Negro at Work in New York City

by George Edmund Haynes

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Author
Haynes, George Edmund, 1880-1960
Title
The Negro at Work in New York City: A Study in Economic Progress
Credits
E-text prepared by Jeannie Howse, Suzanne Shell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net)
Language
English
LoC Class
H: Social sciences
Subject
African Americans -- Employment -- New York (State) -- New York
Category
Text
eBook-No.
24712
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24712
Release Date
February 28, 2008
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.STUDIES IN HISTORY, ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC LAW — Volume XLIX Number 3 — THE NEGRO AT WORK IN NEW YORK CITY — GEORGE EDMUND HAYNES, Ph.D. — PREFACE ToC — TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. 2.THE NEGRO AS A WAGE EARNER IN NEW YORK CITY — CHAPTER I ToC — The City [1] and the Negro—The Problem — FOOT-NOTE ON THE MANNER AND CAUSES OF CITY CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION [30] — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER II ToC — The Negro Population of New York City — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER III ToC — General Condition of Wage-earners [43] — I. SEX AND AGE OF NEGRO WAGE-EARNERS — 2. NATIVITY OF NEGRO WAGE-EARNERS — 3. MARITAL CONDITION OF WAGE-EARNERS — 4. FAMILIES AND LODGERS — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER IV ToC — Occupations of Wage-earners — I. AN HISTORICAL VIEW OF OCCUPATIONS — 2. OCCUPATIONS IN 1890 AND 1900 — OCCUPATIONS IN 1905 — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER V ToC — Wages and Efficiency of Wage-earners — I. WAGES IN DOMESTIC AND PERSONAL SERVICE — 2. WAGES IN OTHER OCCUPATIONS — 3. EFFICIENCY OF WAGE-EARNERS — FOOTNOTES:
  3. 3.THE NEGRO IN BUSINESS IN NEW YORK CITY — CHAPTER I ToC — The Character of Negro Business Enterprises — 1. THE BUSINESS PROMISE — 2. A HISTORY OF THE NEGRO IN BUSINESS — 3. THE NATURE OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS IN 1909 — 4. OWNERSHIP OF ESTABLISHMENTS — 5. SIZE OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISES — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER II ToC — The Volume of Business — I. VALUATION OF TOOLS AND FIXTURES — 2. THE AMOUNT OF MERCHANDISE ON HAND — 3. GROSS RECEIPTS IN 1907 AND 1908 — CHAPTER III ToC — Dealing with the Community — I. AGE OF ESTABLISHMENTS — 2. PERMANENCE OF LOCATION — 3. BUSINESS METHODS — 4. CREDIT RELATIONSHIPS — 5. THE PURCHASING PUBLIC — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER IV ToC — Some Sample Enterprises — 1. INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERSHIPS — 2. THE NEGRO CORPORATION
  4. 4.CONCLUSION — CONCLUSION ToC — APPENDIX A ToC — Family Schedule — Family Schedule (Reverse Side) — APPENDIX B ToC — Firm Employees Schedule — Firm Employees Schedule (Reverse Side) — APPENDIX C ToC — Business Schedule. — SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ToC — INDEX ToC

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