HI115 — History of Poverty in America
HI 115 - History of Poverty in America HI 115 - History of Poverty in America This course is about the history of poor people and poverty policy in the United States, from the colonial period to the beginning of the 21st century. Through readings, lectures, writing, and discussion, students will consider how Americans (both the poor and the non-poor) have tried to cope with poverty. We pay close attention to how Americans thought about the causes of poverty and what sorts of efforts followed from those assumptions. This course is a social history that will explore the concept of poverty in American society from colonial times to the present. Course