Poverty in the United States: A Documentary and Reference Guide
byJohn R. Burch Jr., PhD, is Library Director at the University of Tennessee at Martin and author of The Great Society and the War on Poverty, among other reference works.
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This collection of documents contextualizes the ways in which Americans have addressed the evolving challenges of poverty throughout U.S. history. Each document is accompanied by an analysis that both summarizes its content and considers its impact.
• Analyzes primary documents to provide useful context in such areas as labor law, health care, housing, and family assistance• Emphasizes state and local responses to poverty from the Founding Fathers through the early 20th century
• Devotes a chapter to Native Americans and the Indian removal policies and reservation system
• Features legislation, reports, court cases, and speeches
• Includes sidebars that highlight individuals or events related to the relevant time period, a guide to related documents, a chronology, and a bibliography
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Poverty in the United States: A Documentary and Reference Guide
Author(s): Burch, John;Contributors: Burch, John;Abstract:This collection of documents contextualizes the ways in which Americans have addressed the evolving challenges of poverty throughout U.S. history. Each document is accompanied by an analysis that both summarizes its content and considers its impact.
• Analyzes primary documents to provide useful context in such areas as labor law, health care, housing, and family assistance• Emphasizes state and local responses to poverty from the Founding Fathers through the early 20th century
• Devotes a chapter to Native Americans and the Indian removal policies and reservation system
• Features legislation, reports, court cases, and speeches
• Includes sidebars that highlight individuals or events related to the relevant time period, a guide to related documents, a chronology, and a bibliography
SortTitle: poverty in the united states: a documentary and reference guideAuthor Info:John R. Burch Jr.authorJohn R. Burch Jr., PhD, is Library Director at the University of Tennessee at Martin and author of The Great Society and the War on Poverty, among other reference works.
eISBN-13: 9781440858505Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440858505.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440858499Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 448Publication Date: 20180430Series: Documentary and Reference Guides- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Reader’s Guide to Related Documents and Sidebars ix10
- Preface xiii14
- Introduction xv16
- 1. Native Americans 134
- 2. Early Local and State Perspectives 2962
- Quincy Report of 1821 (Massachusetts) 3063
- Yates Report of 1824 (New York) 3568
- Mathew Carey’s Appeal to the Wealthy, 1833 4073
- Dorothea Dix’s Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts, 1843 4578
- Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives, 1890 5184
- Illinois’s Juvenile Court Law of 1899 5588
- New York Tenement House Commission Report, 1903 6093
- Lilian Brandt’s “The Causes of Poverty,” 1908 6598
- Jane Addams’s Twenty Years at Hull-House, 1910 70103
- Massachusetts’s Minimum Wage Law for Women and Children, 1912 76109
- Illinois Pension Law for Mothers, 1913 81114
- 3. The Civil War to the Roaring 1920s 87120
- Pension Act of 1862 88121
- Homestead Act of 1862 92125
- Freedman’s Bureau Bill of 1865 97130
- Immigration Act of 1882 101134
- The Slums of Baltimore, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia, 1894 Theodore Roosevelt’s Message on the Care of Dependent 104137
- Children, 1909 108141
- Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 114147
- Child Labor Tax Act of 1919 118151
- Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy, 1920 122155
- Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act of 1921 129162
- Child Labor Amendment of 1924 134167
- 4. The Great Depression and the New Deal 137170
- Herbert Hoover’s State of the Union Address, 1929 138171
- Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 146179
- Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 153186
- Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order Starting the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933 158191
- Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 161194
- Social Security Act of 1935 171204
- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 180213
- United States v. Darby Lumber Company, 1941 187220
- Franklin Roosevelt’s State of the Union Address, 1944 191224
- Franklin Roosevelt’s Statement on Signing the G.I. Bill, 1944 195228
- 5. The Post–World War II Era through the Carter Administration 199232
- Harry Truman’s Statement on Comprehensive Health Program, 1945 200233
- National School Lunch Act of 1946 204237
- Housing Act of 1949 207240
- Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 213246
- Economic Distress of the Appalachian Region, 1963 218251
- Lyndon Johnson’s State of the Union Address, 1964 222255
- Council of Economic Advisers’ Economic Report of 1964 226259
- Lyndon Johnson’s Statement on the Economic Opportunity Act, 1964 230263
- Civil Rights Act, Title VII, 1964 236269
- Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 243276
- Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 252285
- Lyndon Johnson’s Statement on the Social Security Amendments, 1965 258291
- Lyndon Johnson’s Statement on the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 272305
- Economists’ Statement on Guaranteed Annual Income, 1968 276309
- Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1968 279312
- Truth in Lending Act of 1968 286319
- King v. Smith, 1968 291324
- Richard Nixon’s Special Message to Congress on Poverty, 1969 294327
- Richard Nixon’s Statement on Welfare Reform Proposals, 1970 301334
- White House Memorandum on the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 305338
- Jimmy Carter’s Statement on Amendments to the Food Stamp Act, 1979 313346
- 6. The Reagan Revolution through the Clinton Administration 317350
- Ronald Reagan’s Acceptance Speech at the Republican Convention, 1984 318351
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 326359
- Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 332365
- Family Support Act of 1988 336369
- National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 340373
- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 347380
- 7. The New Millennium 355388
- Chronology 389422
- Bibliography 393426
- Index 403436
- About the Author 409442