The Civil War and Reconstruction changed the face of social welfare
provision in the South as thousands of people received public
assistance for the first time in their lives. This book examines
the history of southern social welfare institutions and policies in
those formative years. Ten original essays explore the local nature
of welfare and the limited role of the state prior to the New Deal.
The contributors consider such factors as southern distinctiveness,
the impact of gender on policy and practice, and ways in which
welfare practices reinforced social hierarchies. By examining the
role of the South's unique political economy, the impact of racism
on social institutions, and the region's experience of war, this
book makes it clear that the South's social welfare story is no
mere carbon copy of the nation's.
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