1. THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POSITION OF NEGRO IMMIGRANTS IN BRITAIN.
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Banton, Michael
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IMMIGRANTS ,AFRICAN Americans ,ANTHROPOLOGICAL research ,FOREIGN workers ,LABOR supply - Abstract
The article discusses the economic and social position of the Negro immigrants in Great Britain. The author of this article has completed a socio-anthropological study of a dockyard group in the East End of London, England and though he was not able to undertake as rigorous an investigation of the employment situation as might have been desired, the data presented cast more light upon the position of the Negro immigrant in industry than has previously been available. In order to assess the amount of discrimination against the colored immigrant worker in East London and the extent to which he was being absorbed into the local labor force, enquiries were made in three branches of industry. Many people feel that something should be done about the colored groups in dockland and other areas but it is almost certain that there can be no immediate solution to the problems, which arise. Many of these problems are inevitable at the present time and are symptomatic of a larger political and economic disequilibrium. Yet even so a more positive governmental policy could do much to lessen discontent and improve relations between the groups.
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- 1953
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