Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City
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"Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City" is a landmark sociological study that examines the social, economic, and cultural life of African Americans in Chicago’s South Side during the early 20th century.
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| Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City Context triple: [St. Clair Drake, notableWork, Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City]
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A.
The Philadelphia Negro
The Philadelphia Negro is W. E. B. Du Bois’s pioneering sociological study of African American life in Philadelphia, widely regarded as one of the first major empirical works in American urban sociology and race relations.
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The Negro at Work in New York City
The Negro at Work in New York City is a pioneering early 20th-century sociological study examining the economic conditions, employment patterns, and social challenges faced by African Americans in New York City.
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C.
Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York
"Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York" is a 1911 sociological study by Mary White Ovington that examines the living conditions, discrimination, and social status of African Americans in early 20th-century New York City.
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D.
Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes
The Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes was the early 20th-century civil rights and social service organization that evolved into the National Urban League, dedicated to improving the economic and social conditions of African Americans in U.S. cities.
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E.
The Future of the American Negro
"The Future of the American Negro" is an 1899 book by Booker T. Washington in which he outlines his views on African American progress through industrial education, self-help, and economic advancement in the post–Civil War United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City Target entity description: "Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City" is a landmark sociological study that examines the social, economic, and cultural life of African Americans in Chicago’s South Side during the early 20th century.
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A.
The Philadelphia Negro
The Philadelphia Negro is W. E. B. Du Bois’s pioneering sociological study of African American life in Philadelphia, widely regarded as one of the first major empirical works in American urban sociology and race relations.
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B.
The Negro at Work in New York City
The Negro at Work in New York City is a pioneering early 20th-century sociological study examining the economic conditions, employment patterns, and social challenges faced by African Americans in New York City.
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C.
Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York
"Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York" is a 1911 sociological study by Mary White Ovington that examines the living conditions, discrimination, and social status of African Americans in early 20th-century New York City.
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D.
Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes
The Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes was the early 20th-century civil rights and social service organization that evolved into the National Urban League, dedicated to improving the economic and social conditions of African Americans in U.S. cities.
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E.
The Future of the American Negro
"The Future of the American Negro" is an 1899 book by Booker T. Washington in which he outlines his views on African American progress through industrial education, self-help, and economic advancement in the post–Civil War United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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sociological study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
African American studies
NERFINISHED
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anthropology ⓘ sociology ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Black businesses
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Black employment patterns ⓘ Black political organizations ⓘ Black religious institutions ⓘ segregation in housing ⓘ |
| author |
Horace R. Cayton
NERFINISHED
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St. Clair Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
Great Migration
NERFINISHED
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Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| examines |
cultural life of African Americans in Chicago
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economic life of African Americans in Chicago ⓘ political life of African Americans in Chicago ⓘ social life of African Americans in Chicago ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
African American studies
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sociology ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| influenced |
later studies of urban Black communities
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scholarship on race and the city ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American community life
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African Americans in Chicago ⓘ Chicago South Side NERFINISHED ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed empirical research on Black urban life
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pioneering study of a northern Black metropolis ⓘ |
| placeOfStudy |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Chicago South Side NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of urban sociology
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landmark in African American social science ⓘ |
| setting |
Black Belt of Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago ghetto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two-volume work ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
historical analysis
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participant observation ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ |
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Subject: Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City Description of subject: "Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City" is a landmark sociological study that examines the social, economic, and cultural life of African Americans in Chicago’s South Side during the early 20th century.
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