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Human T Lymphocyte Isolation, Culture and Analysis of Migration In Vitro

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Health, Human Capital, and African American Migration Before 1910.

Trevon D Logan¹

¹The Ohio State University, 410 Arps Hall, 1945 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210, and NBER.

Explorations in Economic History

|February 18, 2010

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Literacy and health shocks significantly influenced African American migration post-Civil War. Poor health among former slaves limited their mobility more than literacy, impacting human capital accumulation.

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Area of Science:

Socioeconomic History
African American Studies
Health Economics

Background:

Post-Civil War African American migration patterns were shaped by complex socioeconomic factors.
Understanding the role of human capital, specifically literacy and health, is crucial for analyzing mobility decisions.

Purpose of the Study:

To estimate the impact of literacy and health on African American migration propensities between 1870 and 1910.
To examine differential migration selection based on slave status and human capital.

Main Methods:

Utilized IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) data.
Analyzed the Colored Troops Sample of the Civil War Union Army Data.
Employed statistical methods to assess the effects of literacy and health shocks on migration.

Main Results:

Literacy and health shocks were strong predictors of migration; the stock of health was not.
Former slaves exhibited lower migration propensities than free blacks following health shocks.
Differences in human capital, particularly health, accounted for a substantial portion of mobility disparities between former slaves and free blacks.

Conclusions:

Poor health status among slaves and their descendants partly explains low human capital accumulation and mobility rates.
Health status is a critical, often overlooked, factor in understanding historical African American migration.
Interventions to improve health could have significantly altered migration patterns and socioeconomic trajectories.