A movement without marches
Subtitle: African American women and the politics of poverty in postwar Philadelphia
By: Lisa Levenstein.
Series: The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780807832721; 9780807859421
Subjects: African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 20th century; Poor women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 20th century; African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions -- 20th century; African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography; African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Economic conditions -- 20th century; Poverty -- Political aspects -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 20th century; Urban policy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 20th century; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: In this bold interpretation of U.S. history, 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 Philadelphia's most impoverished neighborhoods into its welfare offices, courtrooms, public housing, schools, and hospitals, laying claim to an unprecedented array of government benefits and services. Levenstein uncovers the constraints that led women to public institutions, emphasizin.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.