![]() | Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migrants in Northern Cities and Labor Markets Subjects: African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century; Migration Internal -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Rural-urban migration -- United States -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century; Afric; From 1940 to 1970, nearly four million black migrants left the American rural South to settle in the industrial cities of the North and West. Competition in the Promised Land provides a comprehensive account of the long-lasting effects of the influx of black workers on labor markets and urban space in receiving areas. Leah Platt Boustan is professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. |
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