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Historical Lynchings and the Contemporary Voting Behavior of Blacks

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This paper analyzes the extent to which the political participation of Blacks can be traced to historical lynchings that took place from 1882 to 1930. Using county-level voter registration data, I show that Blacks who reside in southern counties that experienced a relatively higher number of historical lynchings have lower voter registration rates today. This relationship holds after accounting for a variety of historical and contemporary characteristics of counties. There exists evidence of the persistence of cultural voting norms among Blacks, yet this relationship does not exist for Whites.

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  • Jhacova Williams, 2022. "Historical Lynchings and the Contemporary Voting Behavior of Blacks," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 14(3), pages 224-253, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejapp:v:14:y:2022:i:3:p:224-53
    DOI: 10.1257/app.20190549
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    1. William A. Darity & Raffi E. García & Lauren Russell & Jorge N. Zumaeta, 2024. "Racial Disparities in Family Income, Assets, and Liabilities: A Century After the 1921 Tulsa Massacre," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 45(2), pages 256-275, June.
    2. Berman, Nicolas & Brey, Björn & Laurent-Lucchetti, Jeremy, 2023. "Panic Politics in the US West Coast," CEPR Discussion Papers 17874, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    3. Antman, Francisca M. & Duncan, Brian, 2024. "Examining the Long-Run Impacts of Racial Terror with Data on Historical Lynchings of Mexicans in Texas," IZA Discussion Papers 16974, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Liwen Chen & Bobby W. Chung & Guanghua Wang, 2023. "Stay-at-Home Peer Mothers and Gender Norms: Short-run Effects on Educational Outcomes," Working Papers 2023-03, University of South Florida, Department of Economics.
    5. Haddad, Joanne & Kattan, Lamis & Wochner, Timo, 2023. "Comment on "Historical Lynchings and the Contemporary Voting Behavior of Blacks"," I4R Discussion Paper Series 32, The Institute for Replication (I4R), revised 2023.
    6. Liwen Chen & Bobby Chung & Guanghua Wang, 2022. "Stay-at-Home Peer Mothers and Gender Norms: Short-run Effects on Educational Outcomes," Working Papers 2022-039, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
    7. Claudia Williamson Kramer, 2023. "Individualism and racial tolerance," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 197(3), pages 347-370, December.

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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • N31 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
    • N32 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • N41 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
    • N42 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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