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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poole, Mary, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Economic conditions--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Government policy--History--20th century.

African Americans--Segregation--History--20th century.

Social security--United States--History--20th century.

Social security.

Race discrimination--United States--History--20th century.

Race discrimination.

Welfare state--United States--History--20th century.

Welfare state.

Racism--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Racism.

Depressions--1929--United States.

Depressions.

New Deal, 1933-1939.

United States--Social policy.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relationship between welfare and racial inequality has long been understood as a fight between liberal and conservative forces. The author challenges this basic assumption. She demonstrates that segregation was built into the very foundation of the welfare state because white policy makers shared an interest in preserving white race privilege.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-249) and index.

ISBN:

9798890879646

9780807877227

0807877220

OCLC:

476237321