Black Economic Progress and Rosenwald Schools in the Jim Crow South

Presenting a replication package for research on Black economic progress in the Jim Crow South, using evidence from Rosenwald Schools. The author is Abdul Raheem Shariq Mohammed, and the data was last updated in February 2026. Specific details on rows, columns, and file formats are not provided in the input.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Rosenwald School construction and long-term economic outcomes for Black communities in the Southern United States.
• Investigate regional variations in educational access and economic progress across the Jim Crow South.
• Study the historical impact of targeted educational interventions, such as Rosenwald Schools, on measures of economic mobility.

Strengths

• The dataset is directly tied to a specific research paper, providing a clear academic context.
• It focuses on a historically significant topic concerning education and economic progress in the Jim Crow South.
• The data was updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The input provides no information on the dataset's size, structure, or specific variables, limiting initial assessment.
• Without column names or sample data, the analytical scope and data quality are unknown.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication package for academic research.

Freshness

The data was last updated on 2026-02-23.

Geography

Southern United States