UROP Project

Sundown America: Qualitative Data Collection of Racial Prejudice Using Online-Based Records

Sundown, Race, Qualitative, Data collection

Research Mentor: Jack Mills,
Department, College, Affiliation: Criminology, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Contact Email: jmills4@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
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Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 7-10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
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Project Description

This project serves to finish the initial data collection of adverse racial experiences--including violence, non-violence, and other discrimination--in communities with known historical ties to sundown behaviors. Broadly, sundown behaviors refer to community practices that prohibited the residency, and often even the mere presence, of non-White people. In the seminal literature on sundown America, there are approximately 1,400 communities with possible sundown ties. This project seeks to understand current racial experiences in those communities as we wrap up data collection for the remaining share of communities in the sample.

Research Tasks: Data collection--searching for news articles, police reports, community forums, and other outlets that describe racial experiences in communities with known sundown histories. Data collection follows a structured process that students will be trained on before collection begins. Research assistants are expected to work 7-10 hours.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Basic web searching skills.