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The History of Social Welfare in America

  1. Options for the Poor in Early America


  2. The 1800’s
    1. The Poorhouse Laws of 1961
    2. The Scientific Charity Reform Movement of the 1880’s and 1890’s
    3. The Civil War (1861-1865)
    4. The Transition

  3. The Early 20th Century
    1. Snapshot of American History for People of Color:The Progressive Era (1890-1913)
      1. American Indians
      2. African Americans
      3. Mexican Americans
      4. Chinese Americans
 
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