Black americans and latino immigrants in a southern city: Friendly Neighbors or Economic Competitors?

Du Bois Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-117

  Mcclain, Paula D ^a   Lyle, Monique L ^b   Carter, Niambi M ^a   Soto, Victoria M Defrancesco ^c   Lackey, Gerald F ^d   Cotton, Kendra Davenport ^d   Nunnally, Shayla C ^e   Scotto, Thomas J ^f   Grynaviski, Jeffrey D ^g   Kendrick, J Alan ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Economic Competition; Immigration; Intergroup Relations; Latinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249152335     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X07070063     Document Type: Article

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