Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-369) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
A history of poverty in the United States from the colonial era to the present chronicles the experiences of the poor, provides excerpts from writings about the problem, documents attitudes, and describes events.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African Americans-- Economic conditions-- History.
African Americans-- Social conditions-- History.
Minorities-- United States-- Social conditions-- History.
Poor-- Services for-- United States, Case studies.
Poor-- United States-- History.
Public welfare-- United States-- History.
Social service-- United States-- History.
Volunteer workers in social service-- United States, Case studies.
African Americans-- Economic conditions.
African Americans-- Social conditions.
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Minorities-- Social conditions.
Poor-- Services for-- United States, Case studies.