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Civil rights advocacy on behalf of the poor / Catherine M. Paden.

Author/creator Paden, Catherine M.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011.
Description232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
African Americans--Civil rights --Societies, etc. --History --20th century.
Social advocacy--United States --History --20th century.
Civil rights movements--United States --History --20th century.
Poor--United States --History --20th century.
Poor African Americans--History --20th century.
Series American governance, politics, policy, and public law
American governance. ^A1092843
Contents Anti-poverty as a civil rights issue? -- Assessing and explaining shifts in organizational priorities -- Civil rights organizations and the war on poverty -- Civil rights organizations' anti-poverty activities during the late 1960s and early 1970s -- Explaining priority shifts during the 1960s -- Explaining priority shifts during the early 1970s -- Recent battles, recent challenges -- Conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010018011
ISBN9780812242973 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0812242971 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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