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Author:

Clayson, William S. (William Stephen), 1970-

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

x, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Poverty--History--Texas--History--20th century.
Economic assistance, Domestic--Texas--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--Texas--History--20th century.
Texas--Social conditions--20th century.
Texas--Economic conditions--20th century.
Texas--Politics and government--1951-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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".

ISBN:

0292721862 (cl. : alk. paper)
9780292721869 (cl. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)402541603

LCCN:

2009023608

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)