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Economic and Geographic Mobility in Dallas, Texas, 1880-1910

The American Dream promised success to Americans in the nineteenth century. This study analyzes the possibilities for average individuals to succeed in rapidly growing Dallas, Texas from 1880 to 1910. Success is measured in terms of occupational, property, and geographical mobility. Available materials dealing with average persons from Dallas: tax rolls, city directories, and the manuscript census for 1880 are evaluated, The focus of this study is primarily on the black population, but for comparison whites and immigrants were also studied. A sample of 216 whites, 212 immigrants, 210 blacks, and 81 mulattoes was randomly drawn from the 1880 census schedules. These men were traced through directories and tax rolls for the period from 1880 to 1910. Information was also tabulated on the female heads of household in Dallas in 1880.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663661
Date12 1900
CreatorsEngerrand, Steven W.
ContributorsHagler, Dorse Harland, 1937-, Kitchens, James A.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvii, 184 leaves : illustrations, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas, 1880-1910
RightsPublic, Engerrand, Steven W., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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