Poor Atlanta : Poverty, Race, and the Limits of Sunbelt Development /

"Poor Atlanta looks at the poor people's campaigns in Atlanta in the 1960s and 1970s, which operated in relationship to Sunbelt city- building efforts. With these efforts, city leaders aimed to prevent urban violence, staunch disinvestment, check white flight, and amplify Atlanta's im...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lands, LeeAnn, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Poverty.
Poor > Political activity.
Economic history.
Economic assistance, Domestic.
Economic assistance, Domestic > Georgia > Atlanta > History > 20th century.
Poor > Political activity > Georgia > Atlanta > History > 20th century.
Poverty > Georgia > Atlanta > History > 20th century.
Georgia > Atlanta.
Atlanta (Ga.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Atlanta (Ga.) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Early Beginnings
  • Economic Opportunity Atlanta
  • Vine City
  • The Poor Folks Movement
  • Welfare and Workplace
  • Housing Crisis
  • Lobbying for Welfare
  • Conclusion.

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