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Black Land Loss: 1920−1997

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  • Dania V. Francis
  • Darrick Hamilton
  • Thomas W. Mitchell
  • Nathan A. Rosenberg
  • Bryce Wilson Stucki

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Black agricultural land ownership was at a peak just after the turn of the twentieth century; however, there was a nearly 90 percent decline in ownership from 1910 to 1997. In this paper, we use US Census of Agriculture data to estimate that the present, compounded value of the Black land loss from 1920 to 1997 is roughly $326 billion.

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  • Dania V. Francis & Darrick Hamilton & Thomas W. Mitchell & Nathan A. Rosenberg & Bryce Wilson Stucki, 2022. "Black Land Loss: 1920−1997," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 112, pages 38-42, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:112:y:2022:p:38-42
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221015
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    1. Lewis, James A., 1980. "Landownership in the United States, 1978," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309242, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. James Fisher, 1978. "Rural ownership of land by blacks in Georgia: 1920 and 1960," The Review of Black Political Economy, Springer;National Economic Association, vol. 9(1), pages 95-107, September.
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    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • N32 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • N52 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment

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