Moderate Southern Senators, Hunger, and Welfare in the Long 1960s

This article traces the approach of moderate southern Senators toward domestic hunger and welfare in the late 1960s and the 1970s. Often overlooked in scholarly accounts, these Senators formed a significant minority of the southern delegation. Their behavior demonstrates both the continued possibili...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of American studies 2023-05, Vol.57 (2), p.253-274
1. Verfasser: BALLANTYNE, DAVID T.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This article traces the approach of moderate southern Senators toward domestic hunger and welfare in the late 1960s and the 1970s. Often overlooked in scholarly accounts, these Senators formed a significant minority of the southern delegation. Their behavior demonstrates both the continued possibilities of a more inclusive southern politics after the mid-1960s and the importance of moderate southerners to the Food Stamp Program's major expansion in the years after 1964. At the same time, however, these politicians opposed guaranteed-income schemes and endorsed “workfare” measures promoted by more conservative southerners that conditioned aid on participation in low-wage employment.
ISSN:0021-8758
1469-5154
DOI:10.1017/S0021875822000299