Historical Lynchings and the Contemporary Voting Behavior of Blacks
研究1882至1930年间的历史私刑如何影响当代美国南方黑人的选民登记率，发现私刑数量越高的县，黑人登记率越低，且该效应仅存在于黑人群体。
This paper analyzes the extent to which the political participation of Blacks can be traced to historical lynchings that took place from 1882 to 1930. Using county-level voter registration data, I show that Blacks who reside in southern counties that experienced a relatively higher number of historical lynchings have lower voter registration rates today. This relationship holds after accounting for a variety of historical and contemporary characteristics of counties. There exists evidence of the persistence of cultural voting norms among Blacks, yet this relationship does not exist for Whites.