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[email protected] SUBURBS IN BLACK AND WHITE: RACE, JOBS & POVERTY IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY LONG ISLAND By Tim Keogh A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2016 ii © 2016 TIM KEOGH All Rights Reserved iii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in History in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Judith Stein, Ph.D. _______________________ _______________________________________________ Date Chair of Examining Committee Professor Helena Rosenblatt, Ph.D. _______________________ _______________________________________________ Date Executive Officer Thomas Kessner, Ph.D. Clarence Taylor, Ph.D. Joshua Freeman, Ph.D. Guian McKee, Ph.D. Supervisory Committee THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iv Abstract SUBURBS IN BLACK AND WHITE: RACE, JOBS & POVERTY IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY LONG ISLAND By Tim Keogh Advisor: Professor Judith Stein “Suburbs in Black and White” examines how economic development shaped African American suburbanization on Long Island, New York from 1920 through 1980.