To Right These Wrongs

by Korstad, Robert R.; Leloudis, James L.; Barnes, Billy E.

• ISBN13: 9780807871140
• ISBN10: 0807871141
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-14
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

When Governor Terry Sanford established the North Carolina Fund in 1963, he saw it as a way to provide a better life for the "tens of thousands whose family income is so low that daily subsistence is always in doubt." Illustrated with evocative photographs by Billy Barnes,To Right These Wrongsoffers a lively account of this pioneering effort in America's War on Poverty. Robert Korstad and James Leloudis describe how the Fund's initial successes grew out of its reliance on private philanthropy and federal dollars and its commitment to the democratic mobilization of the poor. Both were calculated tactics designed to outflank conservative state lawmakers and entrenched local interests that nourished Jim Crow, perpetuated one-party politics, and protected an economy built on cheap labor. By late 1968, when the Fund closed its doors, a resurgent politics of race had gained the advantage, led by a Republican Party that had reorganized itself around opposition to civil rights and aid to the poor. The North Carolina Fund came up short in its battle against poverty, but its story continues to be a source of inspiration and instruction for new generations of Americans.

Author Biography

Robert R. Korstad is Kevin D. Gorter Professor of Public Policy and History at the Terry Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. James L. Leloudis is professor of history, associate dean for honors, and director of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Battle Lines	p. 11
Alliances	p. 57
Citizen Soldiers	p. 109
An Army of the Poor	p. 165
Fighting for the High Ground	p. 231
Counterassault	p. 287
Epilogue	p. 347
Notes	p. 357
Bibliography	p. 393
Acknowledgments	p. 411
Index	p. 415
About the DVD Change Comes Knocking	p. 437
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