Dallas, Poverty, and Race: Community Action Programs in the War on Poverty

Dallas is a unique city whose history has been overshadowed by its elite. The War on Poverty in Dallas, Texas, has been largely overlooked in the historical collective. This thesis examines the War on Poverty, more specifically, Community Action Programs (Dallas County Community Action Committee)...

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Main Author: Rose, Harriett DeAnn
Other Authors: Calderón, Roberto
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2008
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9042/
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Summary:Dallas is a unique city whose history has been overshadowed by its elite. The War on Poverty in Dallas, Texas, has been largely overlooked in the historical collective. This thesis examines the War on Poverty, more specifically, Community Action Programs (Dallas County Community Action Committee) and its origin and decline. It also exams race within the federal program and the push for federal funding among the African American and Mexican American communities. The thesis concludes with findings of the politicization of the Mexican American community and the struggle with African Americans for political equality.