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The Persistence of Historical Racial Violence and Political Suppression: Implications for Contemporary Regional Inequality

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  • Jhacova A. Williams
  • Trevon D. Logan
  • Bradley L. Hardy

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We provide evidence on the link between lynchings and a range of political and economic outcomes for Black Americans. We show that lynchings are related to racial and political motives among whites that keep Black Americans disconnected from the political process. This political and racial gradient to lynchings is related to public finance and redistribution within states and localities and has potentially long-lasting implications for investments in financial and human capital for Black Americans. We also document regional inequality in economic well-being and the social safety net, linking the legacy of racialized violence and diminished political capital to persistently higher poverty and lowered investments in social and labor market policies, showing that a key goal of Southern Redemption policies and violence continues to play a role in Black American life in the twenty-first century.

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  • Jhacova A. Williams & Trevon D. Logan & Bradley L. Hardy, 2021. "The Persistence of Historical Racial Violence and Political Suppression: Implications for Contemporary Regional Inequality," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 694(1), pages 92-107, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:694:y:2021:i:1:p:92-107
    DOI: 10.1177/00027162211016298
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