The War on Poverty and the Civil Rights Movement in Texas
by
William S. Clayson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Led by the Office of Economic Opportunity, Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty reflected the president's belief that, just as the civil rights movement and federal law tore down legalized segregation, progressive government and grassroots activism could eradicate poverty in the United States. Yet few...