- Collection:
- Neighborhood Union Collection
- Title:
- "Hunger: The Politics of Personal Misery", February 16, 1969
- Date of Original:
- 1969-02-16
- Subject:
- Political participation
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government
Political campaigns - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, 34.05223, -118.24368 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Newspaper article regarding Senator Ernest Hollings' claims that there was a serious problem with hunger in South Carolina, citing his own tours of slums and the testimony of experts. However, Senator Strom Thurmond denied that there was a problem, and claimed that talk of hunger was just political maneuvering. The issue was further complicated by the fact that many state and local officials also denied that hunger exists. The article also discusses the potential need for federal action to combat the problem and the lack of public support for Hollings' efforts to raise awareness of hunger.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:2074
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Original Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
