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Peer reviewedNord, Mark; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1995
During 1981-84, migration patterns of both the poor and nonpoor consistently reinforced preexisting spatial concentrations of poverty. High migration rates of the poor into and out of high poverty counties suggest an equilibrium condition. A locale's persistent poverty may result not from lack of opportunity but from an opportunity structure that…
Descriptors: Counties, Geographic Distribution, Inner City, Migrants
Peer reviewedLemann, Nicholas; Whitman, David – Public Interest, 1991
Comprises "The Underclass and the Great Migration" (N. Lemann) and "The Migrants' Tale and Ghetto Culture" (D. Whitman). Lemann's book "The Promised Land" discusses the Black migration to northern U.S. states. Whitman argues that Lemann exaggerates the Black sharecropper's contribution to the development of the…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Black Population Trends, Blacks
