The Black Woman: God's Guide to the Right Path

Before the 1960s, families headed by black single mothers, particularly in the South, were underrepresented among beneficiaries of the program, and, if they received benefits, they received ones less than comparable to what white families received. As the program came under direct federal control in the 60s, the share of black families among welfare recipients grew, and the public image of the welfare recipient shifted from that of a southern white woman widowed and struggling with housewor...