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Demonstrating Their Freedom: The Post-Emancipation Migration of Black AmericansRichard K. VedderOhio University - Department of Economics Lowell GallowayOhio University Philip E. GravesUniversity of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics Robert L. SextonPepperdine University - Economics Department 1986 Research in Economic History, Vol. 10, pp. 213-239, 1986 Abstract: Why did newly freed slaves and their descendants wait a half century before migrating in large numbers to the superior economic opportunities in the North? Census lifetime migration data on both movers and stayers are examined intertemporally for both whites and blacks. Regression analysis reveals that before 1920 Southern blacks has a very strong affinity for the "Southern way of life." We hypothesize that changes in the relationship between actual and expected economic welfare over time lead to a decline in that affinity. Aside from regional affinity, black migrants responded strongly to economic stimuli, including wages, job opportunities, and information costs.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 14 Keywords: migration, black migration, mobility, economic incentives to move, regional affinity JEL Classification: J01, J11, J15, J61, J62, R11, R23 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: August 31, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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