The segregated origins of social security : African Americans and the welfare state

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

Author/creator	Poole, Mary, 1960-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006.
Description	xi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
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. Welfare state--United States --History --20th century. Racism--Political aspects --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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-249) and index.
LCCN	2005034985
ISBN	0807830240 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807856886 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780807830246
ISBN	9780807856888

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E185.8 .P66 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold