| Contents |
Poverty, equality, and North Carolina's greatest challenge -- Poor kids, education, and hardship in North Carolina -- Going hungry in North Carolina -- Inequality in health -- Charlotte: concentrated poverty and low-wage work -- Goldsboro: isolation and marginalization in eastern North Carolina -- Wilkes County and mountain poverty -- Immigrants and dreamers: undocumented students and higher education in North Carolina -- Race and poverty in North Carolina -- From targeting poor people to a politics of full membership. |
| Abstract |
"Today, more than 1.5 million North Carolinians live in poverty. More than one in five are children. Behind these sobering statistics are the faces of our fellow citizens. This book tells their stories"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2018021266 |
| ISBN | 9781469646527 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469646528 |
