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Still the Promised City?: African-Americans and New Immigrants in Postindustrial New York

Still the Promised City? This study addresses the question of why African-Americans have faired so poorly in securing unskilled jobs in the postwar era, and why immigrants have done so well. It investigates whether the increase in immigration bears responsibility for blacks to rise. Full description

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