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Strangers in the Land of Paradise: Creation of African American Community in Buffalo (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Published in Hardcover by Indiana University Press (01 July, 1999)
Author: Lillian Serece Williams
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An Outstanding Blend of Scholarship and Humanity
"Strangers in the Land of Paradise" by Lillian Serece Williams is a brilliantly written book about the creation of an African American community in Buffalo, New York from 1900-1940. Illuminating with new information, pictures and graphs, it answers many questions about the daily life experiences of a group of Americans adjusting to political and economic changes. The family support system that Williams delineated in this turn-of-the-century community is one of those strengths that too often are overlooked in contemporary literature on African Americans. Yet these are important strengths that are present in contemporary African American communities across the nation and upon which I frequently draw to treat some of my patients.

This timely, outstanding blend of scholarship and humanity places this work in the category of a genuine classic. The book is a "must" for every serious scholar of American history. "No Shame in my Game" by Katherine Neuman would be a wonderful contemporary companion.


Records of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, 1895-1992 (Black Studies Research Sources.)
Published in Hardcover by University Publications of America (1994)
Authors: Lillian Serece Williams and Randolph Boehm
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