Race and the war on poverty : from Watts to East L.A. /
"President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty did more than offer aid to needy Americans; in some cities, it also sparked both racial conflict and cooperation. Race and the War on Poverty examines the African American and Mexican American community organizations in Los Angeles that emerged...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Norman :
University of Oklahoma Press,
©2008.
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| Series: | Race and culture in the American West ;
v. 3. |
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| Summary: | "President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty did more than offer aid to needy Americans; in some cities, it also sparked both racial conflict and cooperation. Race and the War on Poverty examines the African American and Mexican American community organizations in Los Angeles that emerged to implement War on Poverty programs. It explores how organizers applied democratic vision and political savvy to community action, and how the ongoing African American, Chicano, and feminist movements in turn shaped the contours of the War on Poverty's goals, programs, and cultural identity."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780806139654 080613965X |