University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 1-1-2006 The "Negro market" and the Black freedom movement in New York City, 1930-1965 Julia L. Sandy-Bailey University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1 Recommended Citation Sandy-Bailey, Julia L., "The "Negro market" and the Black freedom movement in New York City, 1930-1965 " (2006). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 863. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/863 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE "NEGRO MARKET" AND THE BLACK FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY, 1930-1965 A Dissertation Presented by JULIA L. SANDY-BAILEY Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 2006 Department of History © Copyright by Julia L. Sandy-Bailey 2006 All Rights Reserved THE "NEGRO MARKET" AND THE BLACK FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY, 1930-1965 A Dissertation Presented by JULIA L. SANDY-BAILEY Approved as to style and content by: Kathy Peiss, Chair David Glassberg, Carl Nightingale, Member Dean Robinson, Member Audrey Altstadti/Chair Department ofhistory DEDICATION To Robert and Marylane Sandy, and to Lonce. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This dissertation has been completed with the help of an amazing professional and personal support I system, and am grateful to have this opportunity to acknowledge their contribution to my work.