These are debates that remain relevant a half-century later.īorn in St. Johnson's 'War on Poverty.' Harrington's book also touched off debates about how we define the term poverty, as well as how we think about our nation's poor. Indeed, tackling poverty became a central focus of much of the public policy of the 1960s - most notably with President Lyndon B.

Kennedy, and quickly put the issue of poverty in America into public view. The Other America, published in 1962, found its way into the hands of President John F.

Student Reading 1: Michael Harrington's Other Americaįifty years ago, an American activist named Michael Harrington wrote a relatively short but influential study on the problem of poverty in the United States. The next pair of readings in the series will examine the debate about who should count as poor in this country and proposals for combating poverty. Readings one and two, below, give an overview of Michael Harrington's book and consider the state of poverty in the U.S. TeachableMoment marks the anniversary, and addresses the ongoing issue, with a series of readings and discussion questions for high school students. It ultimately contributed to the launch of the government's 'War on Poverty.' Kennedy, and the book had a profound impact on bringing poverty issues to public attention. The Other America, published in 1962, ultimately found its way into the hands of President John F. O元796373W Page_number_confidence 90.38 Pages 210 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.8 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210304133019 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 281 Scandate 20210228002408 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog claremont Scribe3_search_id 10017023484 Tts_version 4.Who is poor in America? Why? What can we do about it?įifty years ago, an American activist named Michael Harrington wrote a relatively short but influential study on the problem of poverty in the United States. Urn:lcp:otheramericapove0000harr:epub:032aad0e-a3cb-4b3e-87d0-3afea5a195e4 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier otheramericapove0000harr Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1fk2qs0q Invoice 1652 Lccn 62008555 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-7-gc75f Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9588 Ocr_module_version 0.0.11 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA18610 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:05:31 Boxid IA40069716 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Col_number COL-658 Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

The Other America by Michael Harrington