Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Economic Progress of American Black Workers in Periods of Crisis and Change, 1910-1950

该项目旨在评估二十世纪上半叶重大经济事件和制度变革对黑人、白色和移民工人经济福利的影响。 对1910年至1950年黑人工人经济发展的定量分析在很大程度上是美国经济史上缺失的一章。 世界大战，扩张和大萧条的结合提供了一个机会，以检查各种各样的设置对不同种族和民族群体的经济进步的影响。 来自人口普查和IPUMS的数据帮助学者们对我们的理解有了一个重要的开端。 然而，我们对商业周期和具体政策的影响的了解存在很大差距，只能用年度数据来填补。 这个项目的目标是从各州劳动部门的报告中寻找和分析这些数据。 从国家科学基金会获得的资金将使我能够前往图书馆，从国家报告中收集数据，并将数据输入计算机可读格式。 对这些数据的分析将有助于填补我们对这一重要而充满活力的历史时期黑人、白色和移民工人经济史的理解中的空白。

This project seeks to assess the impact of the major economic events and institutional changes during the first half of the twentieth century on the economic welfare of black, white, and immigrant workers. Quantitative analysis of the economic progression of black workers from 1910 to 1950 is largely a missing chapter in U.S. economic history. The combination of the World Wars, expansions, and the Great Depression offers an opportunity to examine the impact of a wide variety of settings on the economic progress of various racial and ethnic groups. The data from the Census and the IPUMS has helped scholars make a significant start on our understanding. However, there are significant gaps in our knowledge of the impact of business cycles and specific policies that can only be filled with annual data. The goal of this project is to seek out and analyze such data from the reports of the various state labor departments. The funds obtained from the NSF will enable me to travel to libraries, collect data from state reports, and enter the data into a computer-readable format. The analysis of this data will help fill the gaps in our understanding of the economic history of black, white, and immigrant workers during this important and dynamic period of history.