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The Black Boy of Atlanta (1952), also written for young readers, is Ross Haynes's biography of Major Richard R. Wright, the first president of the Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and of the Citizens and Southern Bank and Trust Company. "Negroes in Domestic Service in the United States," published in The Journal of Negro History in 1923, was the subject of Ross Haynes's M.A. thesis for her degree in sociology from Columbia University. It was the first comprehensive study of the largest segment of black nonfarm workers.Editorials
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Haynes (c.1878-1953) was a pioneering sociologist, author of black children's literature, and an activist in black women's clubs, the YWCA, and politics. "Unsung Heroes" (1921), a biographical collection for children, documents the lives of prominent figures of African descent. "The Black Boy of Atlanta" (1952) also written for young readers, is Hayne's biography of Major Richard R. Wright. "Negroes in Domestic Service in the United States," published in "The Journal of Negro History" in 1923 was the subject of Ross Hayne's M.A. thesis and the first comprehensive study of the largest segment of black nonfarm workers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
August 11, 1997
Publisher
New York : G.K. Hall ; [1997]
Pages
596
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780783814322