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1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: 1900-1917 -- 1. Birmingham, Alabama: The Historical Background -- 2. Politics and Decision Making -- 3. Welfare Services -- Part Two: 1928-1941 -- 4. Politics and Government in Birmingham -- 5. The Depression in Birmingham -- 6. Relief in Birmingham: From the Community Chest to the Department of Public Welfare -- Part Three: 1954 -- 7. The Missed Opportunity in Race Relations -- Part Four: 1962-1975 -- 8. Political and Social Modernization. |
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9. The Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity and the Birmingham Citizen Participation Program -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
This well-written volume explores the relationships between politics and welfare programs for low-income residents in Birmingham during four periods in the twentieth century: 1900-1917, the formative period of city building when welfare was predominantly a responsibility of the private sector; 1928-1941, when the Great Depression devastated the local economy and federal intervention became the principal means of meeting human need; the mid 1950s, when the lasting impacts of the New Deal could be assessed and when matters of race relations became increasingly s. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History.
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Public welfare. |
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Alabama -- Birmingham. |
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History. |
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Birmingham (Ala.) -- Social conditions.
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Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lamonte, Edward Shannon. Politics and welfare in birmingham, 1900-1975 0817358374 (OCoLC)911801924 |
| ISBN |
9780817388928 (electronic book) |
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0817388923 (electronic book) |
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0817358374 |
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9780817358372 |
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