Going North: Migration of Blacks and Whites from the South, 1900-1950 discusses the historical, demographic, sociological, and economic reasons for black and white migrations. The book explains the transition from a rural, extractive economy to an urban, industrial and service economy, with emphasis on the effects on the Southern rural population. After the Civil War, emerging business concerns became politically and economically significant, making the South a source for needed resources. 1930 was a defining year. Before 1930, migration reflected the growth and contraction of cotton agriculture in the South. After 1930, the transition from a tenant, labor-intensive cotton agriculture economy to a capitalist machine-driven economy caused the black and white migration to the north. American development was not a simple process-it shows how northern business interests defeated southern planters. This transformation has created a permanent underclass in society that can be found in the cities of the South, North, and Midwest regions of America today. Sociologists, economists, academicians doing sociological research, and students of U.S. history can benefit from reading the book.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Migration of Blacks and Whites: An Overview Economists' Version of American Development and Migration A General Theoretical and Methodological Discussion The Causes of the Migration of Blacks and Whites from the South, 1900 - 1950 The Causes of Migration: An Introduction Structure of the StudyChapter 2 Agriculture in the South: 1865 - 1900 The Crisis of Southern Agriculture Following the Civil War Crop Liens, Tenant Farming, and the Rise of the Merchants The Class Structure of the South The Role of the World Market and the North The Dynamics of Southern Agriculture History in Periodization The South in 1900Chapter 3 The Causes of Black and White Migration Demographic, Sociological, and Economic Approaches Critique of the Other Approaches Conceptualization of MigrationChapter 4 Patterns of Net Migration and Changes in the Social OrganizationChapter 5 The South Stumbles Along, 1900 - 1930 The South from 1900 to 1930: Boom and Bust in the Cotton Belt The Causes of Migration, 1900 - 1930Chapter 6 Models of the Migration Process, 1900 - 1930 The Operationalization of Relevant Factors The Model of Migration, 1900 - 1910 The Model of Migration, 1910 - 1920 The Model of Migration, 1920 - 1930 SummaryChapter 7 Transformation of Southern Agriculture and the Creation of a Surplus Farm Population 1930 - 1940 1940 - 1950 The Causes of Migration, 1930 - 1950Chapter 8 Models of the Migration Process, 1930 - 1950 Operationalization of Relevant Factors Models of Migration, 1930 - 1940 The Model of Migration, 1940 - 1950 ConclusionsChapter 9 Net Migration of Blacks and Whites, 1900 - 1950 Factors and Their Measures in the Model of Migration, 1900 - 1950 The Model of Migration, 1900 - 1950 ConclusionsChapter 10 Conclusions and ReflectionsAppendix A Data SourcesAppendix B Data Structure, Coding, and ComparabilityAppendix C The Measurement of Net MigrationAppendix D Weighted Least Squares RegressionAppendix E The Logic Behind the Analysis of Chapter 9ReferencesIndex