A movement without marches
Lisa Levenstein · 2009
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About the book
In this bold interpretation of U.S. history, Lisa Levenstein reframes highly charged debates over the origins of chronic African American poverty and the social policies and political struggles that led to the postwar urban crisis. A Movement Without Marches follows poor black women as they traveled from some of Philadelphia's most impoverished neighborhoods into its welfare offices, courtrooms, public housing, schools, and hospitals, laying claim to an unprecedented array of government benefits and services. Levenstein uncovers the constraints that led women to public institutions, emphasizin.
Book details
- Year
- 2009
- Language
- English
- Series
- The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 300
- ISBN
- 9780807832721
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