From Slavery to Poverty : : The Racial Origins of Welfare in New York, 1840-1918 / / Gunja SenGupta.
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,...
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Year of Publication: | 2009 |
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