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Sex workers, psychics, and numbers runners : black women in New York City's underground economy

LaShawn Harris (Author)
During the early 20th century, a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City's expansive informal economy. LaShawn Harris illuminates the labour patterns and economic activity of three perennials within this kaleidoscope of underground industry: sex work, numbers running for gambling enterprises, and the supernatural consulting business
eBook, English, 2017
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University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 2017
New Black studies series
History
Specialized.
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
9780252098420, 0252098420
1004355011
1900-1999
African American women Employment
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History
Informal sector (Economics)
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New York (State) New York
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Under-the-table employment
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