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Slavery, southern cities and states with large African American populations were places where slavery flourished.This area was called "The Cotton Belt"
Slavery, southern cities and states with large African American populations were places where slavery flourished.This area was called "The Cotton Belt"
1792-1821: 6 new slave states enter the United States: Kentucky (1792), Tennessee (1796); Louisiana (1812), Mississippi (1817), Alabama (1819), and Missouri (1821)
To simply expound: Only in the Jackson Purchase area (Kentucky Lake to the Mississippi River), is there adequate growing season for cotton. From the western part of Kentucky moving eastwardly, both the terrain of the land, and the style of farming led to less and less need for the low cost manpower that slaves provided.
To this day, the political cultures of Kentucky are pretty much divided along a line that zig-zags from Louisville to Glasgow, then eastward to Somerset and to the Tennessee border. With pockets of exceptions both east and west, slavery existed to the west and none to the east of that line. I believe one of the greatest political achievements of American history was the efforts it took to keep Kentucky as one state prior to and during the American Civil War.
It should also be noted that Kentucky, while a slave state, has historically been a leader in civil rights and education of people of all colors.
What happened to the population of African American in the state of Kentucky. Why is the population so low compare to other southern states.
Under United States Census in 1860 - The African American population was 25% of the Population of Kentucky, but the reason is why did Ketucky lose so many African American Population so much more than any other southern states.
Under United States Census in 1860 - The African American population was 25% of the Population of Kentucky, but the reason is why did Ketucky lose so many African American Population so much more than any other southern states.
During the Great Depression, black Americans (not African Americans) left Kentucky for Chicago, Detroit, Akron, Cleveland, Dayton, etc in droves just like the white American's (not hill-billies) to find enough work to survive. Many of the white American's returned home after WWII.
The primary reason Kentucky has a low black population in the rural counties, particularly in eastern Kentucky, pertains to the race riots and lynchings that hapoened all across Kentucky (and other states) during the early part of the twentieth century. According to Harry Caudill, most smallholdings and mountain farmers didn't own slaves simply because they didn't think it was right. That doesn't mean the white settlers of the region were any less racist than anyone else, but they held beliefs commensurate with their own economic status. The larger number of black, italian, polish, etc came to eastern Kentucky to work coal and timber claims. Following WWI horrific lynchings broke out, prompting most blacks to relocate. This wasn't universal, and black families did stay on in the coal counties; in my experience as an eastern Kentuckian, however, racism is just another outlet for the seething belligerence which underlies all of Kentucky's deep dissatisfaction with whatever is perceived as the oppressing status quo.
the primary reason kentucky has a low black population in the rural counties, particularly in eastern kentucky, pertains to the race riots and lynchings that hapoened all across kentucky (and other states) during the early part of the twentieth century. According to harry caudill, most smallholdings and mountain farmers didn't own slaves simply because they didn't think it was right. That doesn't mean the white settlers of the region were any less racist than anyone else, but they held beliefs commensurate with their own economic status. The larger number of black, italian, polish, etc came to eastern kentucky to work coal and timber claims. Following wwi horrific lynchings broke out, prompting most blacks to relocate. This wasn't universal, and black families did stay on in the coal counties; in my experience as an eastern kentuckian, however, racism is just another outlet for the seething belligerence which underlies all of kentucky's deep dissatisfaction with whatever is perceived as the oppressing status quo.
The primary reason Kentucky has a low black population in the rural counties, particularly in eastern Kentucky, pertains to the race riots and lynchings that hapoened all across Kentucky (and other states) during the early part of the twentieth century. According to Harry Caudill, most smallholdings and mountain farmers didn't own slaves simply because they didn't think it was right. That doesn't mean the white settlers of the region were any less racist than anyone else, but they held beliefs commensurate with their own economic status. The larger number of black, italian, polish, etc came to eastern Kentucky to work coal and timber claims. Following WWI horrific lynchings broke out, prompting most blacks to relocate. This wasn't universal, and black families did stay on in the coal counties; in my experience as an eastern Kentuckian, however, racism is just another outlet for the seething belligerence which underlies all of Kentucky's deep dissatisfaction with whatever is perceived as the oppressing status quo.
Fox Sports Columnist Jason Whitlock wrote an article talking about how is family migrated from Kentucky to Indianapolis. He talked about how similar circumstances that you just wrote about.
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