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More Than Black

Afro-Cubans in Tampa

By: Susan D. Greenbaum

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Afro-Cubans in Tampa

By: Susan D. Greenbaum

It is a story of unfolding consequences that begins when the black and white solidarity of emigrating Cubans comes up against Jim Crow racism and progresses through a painful renegotiation of allegiances and identities."--Jacket.

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0813024668

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9780813024660

Blaming the Poor

The Long Shadow of the Moynihan Report on Cruel Images about Poverty

By: Susan D. Greenbaum

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The Long Shadow of the Moynihan Report on Cruel Images about Poverty

By: Susan D. Greenbaum

In 1965, the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan—then a high-ranking official in the Department of Labor—sparked a firestorm when he released his report “The Negro Family,” which came to be regarded by both supporters and detractors as an indictment of African American culture. Blaming the Poor examines the regrettably durable impact of the Moynihan Report for race relations and social policy in America, challenging the humiliating image the report cast on poor black families and its misleading explanation of the causes of poverty. A leading authority on poverty and racism in the United States, Susan D. Greenbaum dismantles Moynihan’s main thesis—that the so called matriarchal structure of the African American family “feminized” black men, making them inadequate workers and absent fathers, and resulting in what he called a tangle of pathology that led to a host of ills, from teen pregnancy to adult crime. Drawing on extensive scholarship, Greenbaum highlights the flaws in Moynihan’s analysis. She reveals how his questionable ideas have been used to redirect blame for substandard schools, low wages, and the scarcity of jobs away from the societal forces that cause these problems, while simultaneously reinforcing stereotypes about African Americans. Greenbaum also critiques current policy issues that are directly affected by the tangle of pathology mindset—the demonization and destruction of public housing; the criminalization of black youth; and the continued humiliation of the poor by entrepreneurs who become rich consulting to teachers, non-profits, and social service personnel. A half century later, Moynihan’s thesis remains for many a convenient justification for punitive measures and stingy indifference to the poor. Blaming the Poor debunks this infamous thesis, proposing instead more productive and humane policies to address the enormous problems facing us today.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813574153

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9780813574158

Blaming the Poor

The Long Shadow of the Moynihan Report on Cruel Images about Poverty

By: Susan D. Greenbaum

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The Long Shadow of the Moynihan Report on Cruel Images about Poverty

By: Susan D. Greenbaum

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0813574153

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9780813574158

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