Enslavers dominated southern politics long after the civil war ended

Bellani, Luna, Hager, Anselm and Maurer, Stephan (2020) Enslavers dominated southern politics long after the civil war ended. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (23 Oct 2020). Blog Entry.

Text (usappblog-2020-10-23-enslavers-dominated-southern-politics-long-after) Download (345kB)

• https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2020/1...

Abstract

Before the Civil War, the politics and economy of the Southern US were dominated by those who practiced immoral – but at the time legally permissible – forced enslavement. In new research, Luna Bellani, Anselm Hager, and Stephan Maurer find that the power of enslavers continued following the end of the Civil War. By examining a database of Texas legislators from 1860 to 1900, they determine that by 1900, about half of all lawmakers still came from families which had held people in slavery.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2020 11:21
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:47
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107381

Actions (login required)

View Item