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A People's War on Poverty by Wesley G. Phelps

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A People's War on Poverty: Urban Politics and Grassroots Activists in Houston
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Wesley G. Phelps

Charles Heath's review

Sep 24, 2017

Good history of the attempts to give Houston's poor in the 60s the tools they need to confront power in order to improve their own lives. The forces of reaction made sure that wouldn't happen. Gripping accounts of the TSU "riots," HPD's history of racism, and some real reactionary racists like George HW Bush, and former mayor of Houston, Louis Welch. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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