Freedom is not enough : the war on poverty and the civil rights movement in Texas /

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<P>Led by the Office of Economic Opportunity, Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty reflected the president's belief that, just as the civil rights movement and federal law tore down legalized segregation, progressive government and grassroots activism could eradicate poverty in the United...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clayson, William S. (William Stephen), 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Since 1900
Poverty > Government policy > Texas > History > 20th century.
Economic assistance, Domestic > Texas > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Texas > History > 20th century.
Pauvreté > Politique gouvernementale > Texas > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Aide au développement économique régional > Texas > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Texas > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Civil rights movements
Economic assistance, Domestic
Economic history
Politics and government
Poverty > Government policy
Social conditions
Texas > Social conditions > 20th century.
Texas > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Texas > Politics and government > 1951-
Texas > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Texas > Conditions économiques > 20e siècle.
Texas > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
Texas
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Poverty, race, and politics in postwar Texas
  • Postwar liberalism, civil rights, and the origins of the war on poverty
  • The war on poverty and Texas politics
  • Launching the war on poverty in Texas
  • Making maximum participation feasible: community action in urban Texas
  • Race conflict and the war on poverty in Texas
  • The war on poverty and the militants: the OEO and the Chicano movement
  • A "preventative force"? Urban violence, Black power, and the OEO
  • After LBJ: Republican ascendance and grassroots antipoverty activism
  • Conclusion: Texans and the "long war on poverty."

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