The Newberry Library American History Dissertation Seminar
announces its first meeting of the 2000-2001 year:

Wednesday, October 25, 2000; :30 - 5:00 P.M.; Newberry Library, Chicago
Timothy B. Neary
Loyola University Chicago

"Black-Belt Catholic Space: African-American Parishes in Interwar Chicago"

The Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North during and after World War I dramatically altered Chicago's demographic makeup. African Americans moved into areas previously occupied by Euro-Americans, creating a "Black Belt" on the city's South Side. Neary's article examines how rural, Protestant migrants during the interwar period adopted and adapted urban Catholic spaces in former Irish-American neighborhoods.

If you plan to attend, please request a copy of the seminar paper by sending an e-mail to Adam Stewart, astewar@luc.edu

In addition, please indicate if you are interested in presenting a dissertation chapter, article, or dissertation proposal to future seminar meetings.