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The segregated origins of social security : African Americans and the welfare state / Mary Poole.

Author/creator Poole, Mary, 1960-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,
Descriptionxi, 258 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Subject(s)
African Americans--Economic conditions --20th century.
African Americans--Government policy --History --20th century.
African Americans--Segregation --History --20th century.
Social security--United States --History --20th century.
Race discrimination--United States --History --20th century.
Welfare state--United States --History --20th century.
Racism in public welfare administration--United States --History --20th century.
Depressions--1929 --United States.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
United States--Social policy.
United States--Politics and government --1933-1945.
Contents So now Mr. President, we are looking for something : African Americans, the Social Security Act, and the Great Depression -- The not-so-solid South : southern Democrats in Congress -- Colorblind public policy : the staff of the Committee on Economic Security -- Shaky ground : Black and interracial organizations -- Gender and the white united front : the women of the federal Children's Bureau -- Conclusion : those old discriminatory practices.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [233]-249) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005034985
ISBN0807830240 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807856886 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807830246
ISBN9780807856888

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