An "Epidemic of Mob Law'': The Long-Term Effects of Racial Trauma on Black Children, 1880–1940

• In Event: Empires, States, and the Making of Power I. Coercion, Control, and Extraction in Historical Political Economy

Brief Overview

We provide systematic evidence of long-run economic impacts of lynchings in the American South (1880-1940) for the broader community and the effects' persistence across generations.

Authors

• Luke Condra, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus

• Daniel Jones, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus

• Randall P. Walsh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus