From Slavery to Poverty : the Racial Origins of Welfare in New York, 1840-1918.

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The racially charged stereotype of "welfare queen"--An allegedly promiscuous waster who uses her children as meal tickets funded by tax-payers--is a familiar icon in modern America, but as Gunja SenGupta reveals in From Slavery to Poverty, her historical roots run deep. For, SenGupta argue...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: SenGupta, Gunja (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2009.
Temas:
Public welfare > New York (State) > New York > History.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History.
Aide sociale > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Noirs américains > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
African Americans
Public welfare
New York (State) > New York
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Introduction; PART I; 1 Subaltern Worlds in Antebellum New York; 2 The White Republic and "Workfare": Blackwell's Island; 3 Not White, but Worthy: Maternalists and the "Pious Poor" of the Colored Home; PART II; 4 The Color of Juvenile Justice: The New York House of Refuge; 5 Celtic Sisters, Saxon Keepers: Class, Whiteness, and the Women of the Hopper Home; PART III; 6 Black Voluntarism and American Identities: The Howard Orphanage and Industrial School; Epilogue; Appendix: Tables; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R.
  • ST; U; V; W; Y; About the Author.

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