Race and schooling in the South, 1880-1950

Description

The interrelation among race, schooling, and labor market opportunities of American blacks can help us make sense of the relatively poor economic status of blacks in contemporary society. The role of these factors in slavery and the economic consequences for blacks has received much attention, but the post-slave experience of blacks in the American economy has been less studied. To deepen our understanding of that experience, Robert A. Margo mines a wealth of newly available census data and school district records. By analyzing evidence concerning occupational discrimination, educational expenditures, taxation, and teachers' salaries, he clarifies the costs for blacks of post-slave segregation.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Long-term factors in economic development

Other Editions

• Race and schooling in the South, 1880-1950: an economic historyUniversity of Chicago Press1990-01-01
• Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950HardcoverUniversity Of Chicago Press1991-02-19
• Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950PaperbackUniversity Of Chicago Press1994-04-01
• Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950eBookUniversity of Chicago Press2008-01-01