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Title: Formation of the Legacy of Slavery: Evidence from the US South
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Publication Year: 2021
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Abstract: Where slavery was more prevalent in the past, blacks accumulated human capital more slowly after the Civil War. However, the negative relationship emerged only after the Reconstruction period. I argue that the slowdown in human capital accumulation resulted from an interaction between the local history of slavery and post-Reconstruction institutions. Border-county analyses indicate that places with higher slave-to-population ratios in 1860 applied anti-enticement laws more selectively after Reconstruction. This in turn hindered the effectiveness of black human capital which is revealed through a decline in the the return to literacy for blacks. This negative linkage is echoed by evidence from the return to education.
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Authors: Jung, Yeonha
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Pages: 1-30
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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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