Strangers in the Land of Paradise: Creation of an African American Community in Buffalo, New York, 1900-1940 new dramatic story of a slave

dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist

Strangers in the Land of Paradise discusses the creation of an African American community as a distinct cultural entity

a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem

This law clerk’s life’s passion was to collect books

This singular examination of a small city significantly contributes to Urban History and African American Studies scholarly research

Strangers in the Land of Paradise: Creation of an African American Community in Buffalo, New York, 1900-1940 new dramatic story of a slaveStrangers in the Land of Paradise discusses the creation of an African American community as a distinct cultural entity. It describes values and institutions that Black migrants from the South brought with them, as well as those that evolved as a result of their interaction with Blacks native to the city and the city itself. Through an examination of work, family, community organizations, and political actions, Lillian Williams explores the process by