From Slavery to Poverty: The Racial Origins of Welfare in New York, 1840-1918
2009 | 352 | ISBN: 0814740618 | PDF | 2 Mb
The racially charged stereotype of "welfare queen" an allegedly promiscuous waster who uses her children as meal tickets funded by tax-payers is a familiar icon in modern America, but as Gunja SenGupta reveals in From Slavery to Poverty, her historical roots run deep. For, SenGupta argues, the language and institutions of poor relief and reform have historically served as forums for inventing and negotiating identity....
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