President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty did more than offer aid to needy Americans; in some cities, it also sparked both racial conflict and cooperation. Race and the War on Poverty examines the African American and Mexican American community organizations in Los Angeles that emerged to implement War on Poverty programs. It explores how organizers applied democratic vision and political savvy to community action, and how the ongoing African American, Chicano, and feminist movements in turn shaped the contours of the ...
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President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty did more than offer aid to needy Americans; in some cities, it also sparked both racial conflict and cooperation. Race and the War on Poverty examines the African American and Mexican American community organizations in Los Angeles that emerged to implement War on Poverty programs. It explores how organizers applied democratic vision and political savvy to community action, and how the ongoing African American, Chicano, and feminist movements in turn shaped the contours of the War on Poverty's goals, programs, and cultural identity.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. xiii, 189 p. : ill.; 24 cm. LCCN 2008015852 Type of material Book Personal name Bauman, Robert, 1964-Main title Race and the war on poverty: from Watts to East L.A. / Robert Bauman. Published/Created Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, c2008. Description xiii, 189 p. : ill.; 24 cm. Links ISBN 9780806139654 (hardcover: alk. paper) 080613965X (hardcover: alk. paper) LC classification HC108. L55 B38 2008 Contents African Americans, civil rights, and the war on poverty in Los Angeles--Struggles for Black empowerment in Watts--Interracial strife and the neighborhood adult participation project--"We're from Watts--mighty, mighty Watts! ": the Watts Labor Community Action Committee and Black power--The East Los Angeles Community Union: the Chicano movement and the community union model--Empowering la nueva chicana: the Chicana Service Action Center. LC Subjects Economic assistance, Domestic--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century. Poverty--Social aspects--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century. Los Angeles (Calif. )--Economic conditions--20th century. Los Angeles (Calif. )--Race relations--History--20th century. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-180) and index. Series Race and culture in the American West; v. 3. Dewey class no. 362.5/5608900979494 Geographic area code n-us-ca Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn223106726 (OCoLC)223106726
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