A Movement Without Marches
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A Movement Without Marches by Lisa Levenstein
Lisa Levenstein reframes highly charged debates over the origins of chronic African American poverty and the social policies and political struggles that led to the postwar urban crisis. A Movement Without Marches follows poor black women as they traveled from some of Philadelphias most impoverished neighborhoods into its welfare offices, courtrooms, public housing, schools, and hospitals, laying claim to an unprecedented array of government benefits and services. With these resources came new constraints, as public officials frequently responded to womens efforts by limiting benefits and attempting to control their personal lives. Scathing public narratives about women's ""dependency"" and their children's ""illegitimacy"" placed African American women and public institutions at the center of the growing opposition to black migration and civil rights in northern U.S. cities. Countering stereotypes that have long plagued public debate, Levenstein offers a new paradigm for understanding postwar U.S. history
Lisa Levenstein is assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780807871645 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807871648 |
| Title | A Movement Without Marches |
| Author | Lisa Levenstein |
| Series | The John Hope Franklin Series In African American History And Culture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2010-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |