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Freedom is not enough : the Moynihan report and America's struggle over black family life : from LBJ to Obama /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patterson, James T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2010]
Subjects:
Moynihan, Daniel P. > (Daniel Patrick), > 1927-2003 > Political and social views.
African American poor families > Government policy.
African American families > Social conditions > 20th century.
United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The pluck of the Irish
  • The case for national action
  • The report
  • "The moment lost"
  • Families, welfare, and race, 1966-1968
  • Moynihan, Nixon, and the Family Assistance Plan
  • Unproductive dialogue, 1971-1983
  • Combating the silence, 1984-1994
  • Welfare reform, slavery, and jeremiads
  • Families in the early 2000s
  • From Cosby to Obama.