Race and schooling in the South, 1880-1950 : an economic history /
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 t...
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1990.
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| Series: | NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.
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Table of Contents:
- Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History; Contents; Preface; 1. Two Explanations of Economic Progress; 2. Race and Schooling in the South: A Review of the Evidence; 3. The Political Economy of Segregated Schools: Explaining the U-Shaped Pattern; 4. "Teacher Salaries in Black and White": Pay Discrimination in the Southern Classroom; 5. The Impact of Separate-but-Equal; 6. The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900 to 1950; 7. "To the Promised Land": Education and the Black Exodus
- 8. Conclusion: Race, Social Change, and the Labor MarketNotes; References; Index