Lisa Levenstein

(Author)

A Movement Without Marches: African American Women and the Politics of Poverty in Postwar PhiladelphiaPaperback, 30 August 2010

A Movement Without Marches: African American Women and the Politics of Poverty in Postwar Philadelphia
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Part of Series
The John Hope Franklin African American History and Culture
Part of Series
John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Cu
Print Length
320 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Date Published
30 Aug 2010
ISBN-10
0807871648
ISBN-13
9780807871645

Description

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. With these resources came new constraints, as public officials frequently responded to women's efforts by limiting benefits and attempting to control their personal lives. Scathing public narratives about women's "dependency" and their children's "illegitimacy" placed African American women and public institutions at the center of the growing opposition to black migration and civil rights in northern U.S. cities. Countering stereotypes that have long plagued public debate, Levenstein offers a new paradigm for understanding postwar U.S. history.

Product Details

Author:
Lisa Levenstein
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 August 2010
Dimensions:
23.47 x 15.75 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
0807871648
ISBN-13:
9780807871645
Language:
English
Location:
Chapel Hill
Pages:
320
Weight:
467.2 gm

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