The Negro in Pennsylvania a Study in Economic History
TheNegroinPennsylvaniaaStudyinEconomicHistory
RichardRRichardRobertWright
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Still the present establish- ment has not the reputation which the earlier one had a half century ago; no one can say that it is the establishment that makes "Philadelphia catering famous all over the country. " 1 his is because the standard in catering has been raised and the competition increased, so that the first-class Negro es- tablishment of to-day does not attract the attention which smaller establishments commanded sixty years ago. The solidarity of the Negroes as an employed group is g...radually being broken up and many of them are becoming em- ployers of labor. Many of the best class of Negro families employ domestic help. Negro business men are each year em- 90 The Negro In Pennsylvania ploying more of their race. In 1909 in Philadelphia, 199 Negro firms employed 888 Negroes ; and in Pittsburg 67 firms employed 412 Negroes. A fair estimate is that between 9, 000 and 10, 000 persons, including proprietors, secure their living from Negro businesses. The barbering business gives em- ployment to the largest number.
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