Race, Regional Origin, and Residence in Northern Cities at the Beginning of the Great Migration

Southern blacks and white began moving to northern and western cities in large numbers during the second decade of the twentieth century. The results of multi-level analyses reveal sharp differences between blacks and whites in the racial composition and quality of residential neighborhoods, even af...

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Published in:American sociological review 2002-06, Vol.67 (3), p.456
Main Authors: Tolnay, Stewart E., Adelman, Robert M., Crowder, Kyle D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
African Americans
Black people
Black white differences
Cities
Ethnic Groups
Evidence
Ghettos
Great Migration (1916-1970)
History
Investigations
Migrants
Migration
Neighborhoods
Noncitizens
Population
Race
Race relations
Racial Composition
Racial differences
Racial Relations
Racial Segregation
Residence
Residences
Residential Patterns
Segregation
Social Problems
Sociodemographics
Sociology
Urban Areas
War
White people
Whites
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Summary:Southern blacks and white began moving to northern and western cities in large numbers during the second decade of the twentieth century. The results of multi-level analyses reveal sharp differences between blacks and whites in the racial composition and quality of residential neighborhoods, even after controlling for a variety of sociodemographic characteristics.
ISSN:0003-1224
1939-8271
DOI:10.2307/3088966