Two new research papers detail how white Southerners shaped policy and racial inequities as they migrated throughout the United States in the years following the Civil War and again in the early 20th century.
Co-author Sam Bazzi, an associate professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego, joined “Closer Look” to share the main findings from his team’s research.
Using sources like historical Census Bureau data, the researchers were able to track where white Southerners – including former enslavers – moved across the country. As they settled into their new communities, southern-born whites sought influential jobs in areas like the legal system, religion and law enforcement.
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