02702nam a2200457 a 4500 ebr10493767 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060920s2007 gauabf sb 001 0 eng d 2006031009 9780820325439 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0820325430 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780820329000 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0820329002 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780820342580 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)753977938 n-us-la F379.N557 G47 2007eb 976.3/35064 22 Germany, Kent B., 1971- New Orleans after the promises [electronic resource] : poverty, citizenship, and the search for the Great Society / Kent B. Germany. Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2007. xii, 460 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., map. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Something new for the South? -- A European-African-Caribbean-American-Southern city -- Establishing the early war on poverty -- Building community action -- Challenging the establishment and the color line -- Making better and happier citizens -- Defusing the southern powder keg -- Making workers and jobs -- Making groceries -- Making a model New Orleans -- The thugs united and the politics of manhood -- Women, welfare, and political mobilization -- Acronyms, liberalism, and electoral politics, 1969-1971 -- Panthers, snipers, and the limits of liberalism -- Conclusion: Prelude to Katrina. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. African Americans Civil rights Louisiana New Orleans History 20th century. Poverty Louisiana New Orleans History 20th century. Citizenship Louisiana New Orleans History 20th century. Political participation Louisiana New Orleans History 20th century. Liberalism Louisiana New Orleans History 20th century. New Orleans (La.) Politics and government 20th century. New Orleans (La.) Social policy. New Orleans (La.) Economic conditions 20th century. New Orleans (La.) Race relations History 20th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10493767 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 126408 126408