Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/312178 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 24-059
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim
Abstract: 
The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968 was focused on highlighting, and ultimately reducing, poverty in the United States. As part of the campaign, protestors from across the country were transported to Washington, D.C. in 6 separate bus caravans, each of which made stops en route to rest, recruit, and hold non-violent protests. Using data from 1960-1970, we estimate the effects of these protests on congressional election outcomes. In the South, we find that PPC protests led to reductions in Democratic vote share and turnout, while in the West they may have benefited Democratic candidates at the expense of their Republican rivals.
Subjects: 
Civil Rights
Election
Political Economics
Protests
JEL: 
D72
I30
J15
N32
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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