▪ Abstract During the twentieth century, African Americans participated in one of the most
significant demographic events in US history. Their “Great Migration” from the South to the …

This study merges data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and four decennial
censuses to analyze historical changes in the determinants of residential mobility between …

The Great Migration from the South and the rise of racial residential segregation strongly
shaped the twentieth-century experience of African Americans. Yet, little attention has been …

Using samples of census data from the University of Minnesota Population Center's
“Integrated Public Use Microdata Series”(IPUMS), we describe trends in African‐American …

Southern blacks and whites began moving to northern and western cities in large numbers
during the second decade of the twentieth century. City-level and ward-level data for 103 …

Ethnogenesis is a powerful mechanism which outlines how ethnic groups are formed. It is a
complex process which often involves factors such as migration, cultural exchanges …

Using historical census microdata, we present a unique analysis of racial and gender
disparities in destination selection and an exploration ofhypotheses regarding tied migration …

Urban ethnogenesis is a process by which a group creates and maintains social networks
and communication patterns as the basis for institutional and communal life in urban areas …

This article examines a place utility model of how destination assets influenced inmigration
for the 1950s African American urban system. Archival and historiographical data are …

Between 1910 and 1970, millions of southern-born Americans migrated to the northern and
western regions of the country in search of better opportunities. Some traveled only short …