Child Care in Black and White: Working Parents and the History of Orphanages

Appendix C: Birthplace of HCC Parents

Appendix C Birthplace of HCC Parents In 1901 HCC managers began asking parents where they had been born, reflecting a growing concern with increased African American migration to the city of Pittsburgh. A statistical analysis of HCC admission logs from 1901 through 1929 shows that the orphanage served a significant number of northern-born families, but the bulk of the clientele had migrated from the Upper South, especially from the state of Virginia. There was no appreciable difference between men’s and women’s migration patterns, so the numbers here reflect total parents from each region. Ramey_Child text.indd 209 2/15/12 10:12 AM Table A.2 Total Percent North Indiana 1 0.3 Maine 1 0.3 New York 1 0.3 Ohio 16 4.0 Pennsylvania (other than Pittsburgh) 44 11.1 Pittsburgh 53 13.3 Subtotal 116 29.1 Upper South Washington, D.C. 12 3.0 Kentucky 8 2.0 Maryland 16 4.0 Virginia 143 35.9 West Virginia 21 5.3 Subtotal 200 50.3 South Alabama 13 3.3 Georgia 10 2.5 Louisiana 1 0.3 Mississippi 2 0.5 North Carolina 25 6.3 South Carolina 13 3.3 Tennessee 8 2.0 Texas 3 0.8 Subtotal 75 18.8 Other Canada 3 0.8 West Indies/Jamaica 4 1.0 Subtotal 7 1.8 Total 398 100 210 appendix c Ramey_Child text.indd 210 2/15/12 10:12 AM ...