Florant, Lyonel C. (Lyonel Charles), -1945

Lyonel C. Florant, an African-American economist, earned his Master's degree from Columbia University and was employed by the Carnegie Corporation's "Study of the Negro in America" project. The project, led by social scientist Gunnar Myrdal, was commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation to prepare an evaluation on the social, economic, and political aspects of life in the African-American community. Florant authored several documents for the project, and he, Samuel A. Stouffer and others completed the report, "Negro Population Movements, 1860 to 1940: In Relation to Social and Economic Factors."

From the description of Lyonel C. Florant papers, 1930-ca. 1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 660081124