From slavery to poverty the racial origins of welfare in New York, 1840-1918

From slavery to poverty : the racial origins of welfare in New York, 1840-1918 / Gunja SenGupta.

Author/creator	SenGupta, Gunja
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : New York University Press,
Description	xiv, 335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Public welfare--New York (State) --New York --History. African Americans--New York (State) --New York --History.

Contents	Subaltern worlds in antebellum New York -- The white republic and "workfare" : Blackwell's island -- Not white, but worthy : maternalists and the "pious poor" of the colored home -- The color of juvenile justice : the New York House of Refuge -- Celtic sisters, Saxon keepers : class, whiteness, and the women of the Hopper home -- Black voluntarism and American identities : the Howard Orphanage and Industrial School.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-324) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008045882
ISBN	9780814740613 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN	0814740618 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780814740866 (e-book : alk. paper)
ISBN	0814740863 (e-book : alk. paper)

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