This in-depth study focuses on black women migrants to the North and in doing so examines the interaction of race, class, regionalism, and gender during the early years of the 20th century.

Beverly A. Bunch-Lyonsis an Assistant Professor of History at Virginia Tech.

Introduction1. Quitting the South: Profiles of Those Who Left2. Mean Man Blues: Violence as Impetus for Migration3. The Work We've Done: African American Women's Employment Activities4. They Say the Schools Are Better Up There: A Decent Education for My Children5. The Sacred and the Secular: Religious and Social Activities of Migrant Women6. Cincinnati Was No Promised Land: Life in the Queen CityConclusionNotes BibliographyIndex