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The Economic Progress of American Black Workers in a Period of Crisis and Change, 1916–1950

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2004

RYAN S. JOHNSON
RYAN S. JOHNSON
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Brigham Young University
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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , June 2004 , pp. 552 - 558
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© 2004 The Economic History Association

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