The War on Poverty in the Deep South

Event Details

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

"Going Back to Selma: Organizing for Change in Dallas County after the March to Montgomery" — Susan Youngblood Ashmore, Oxford College of Emory University

"Poverty Wars in the Louisiana Delta" — Kent B. Germany, University of South Carolina

"Fighting for the Child Development Group of Mississippi: Poor People, Local Politics, and the Complicated Legacy of Head Start" — Amy Jordan, Hampshire College

Moderator: Benjamin Houston