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Author Talk “Battle for Bed-Stuy: The Long War on Poverty in New York City” with Michael Woodsworth

Half a century after the launch of the War on Poverty, its complex origins remain obscure. Battle for Bed-Stuy reinterprets President Lyndon Johnson’s much-debated crusade from the perspective of its foot soldiers in New York City, showing how 1960s antipoverty programs were rooted in a rich local tradition of grassroots activism and policy experiments.

Join us as author Michael Woodsworth takes us to 60’s era Bedford Stuyvesant and presents the people, organizations, and philosophies that worked together empowering the residents of this historic community.











When: Wed., Oct. 26, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
718-230-2100
Price: Free
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Half a century after the launch of the War on Poverty, its complex origins remain obscure. Battle for Bed-Stuy reinterprets President Lyndon Johnson’s much-debated crusade from the perspective of its foot soldiers in New York City, showing how 1960s antipoverty programs were rooted in a rich local tradition of grassroots activism and policy experiments.

Join us as author Michael Woodsworth takes us to 60’s era Bedford Stuyvesant and presents the people, organizations, and philosophies that worked together empowering the residents of this historic community.

Buy tickets/get more info now