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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458332703321

Autore

Clayson William S (William Stephen), <1970->

Titolo

Freedom is not enough [[electronic resource] ] : the war on poverty and the civil rights movement in Texas / / William S. Clayson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2010

ISBN

0-292-79308-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

362.5/56109764

Soggetti

Civil rights movements - Texas - History - 20th century

Economic assistance, Domestic - Texas - History - 20th century

Poverty - Government policy - Texas - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Texas Economic conditions 20th century

Texas Politics and government 1951-

Texas Social conditions 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Poverty, race, and politics in postwar Texas -- Postwar liberalism, civil rights, and the origins of the war on poverty -- The war on poverty and Texas politics -- Launching the war on poverty in Texas -- Making maximum participation feasible: community action in urban Texas -- Race conflict and the war on poverty in Texas -- The war on poverty and the militants: the OEO and the Chicano movement -- A "preventative force"? Urban violence, Black power, and the OEO -- After LBJ: Republican ascendance and grassroots antipoverty activism -- Conclusion: Texans and the "long war on poverty".