Historical Lynchings and the Contemporary Voting Behavior of Blacks

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Williams, Jhacova
• 署名单位: American University
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7782
• DOI: 10.1257/app.20190549
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 224-253
• 关键词: political-participation; voter turnout; VIOLENCE; origins; responsiveness; selection; RIGHTS; IMPACT

摘要

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, 1 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.