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"Gentle Student Bend Thine Ear To My Speech" An Essay About Sojourner Truth, Abolitionist And Feminist, Laura B. Somerville

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Sojourner Truth provides a powerful model of advocacy for the social work profession. This paper offers an analysis of this important historical figure that centers around the implications of being a doubly oppressed minority. An analysis of the nineteenth century chattel slavery system sets the stage for understanding the social environment. A brief biography of her life and evolution from enslaved chattel to feminist activist will highlight her social, spiritual, and personal development. Her philosophy, which is compatible with the modern feminist movement, is outlined by an analysis of her speeches.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 21, No. 1 (March 1994)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE LEGACY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL WELFARE

Edited by Iris Carlton-LaNey

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION: THE LEGACY OF AFRICANAMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL WELFARE - Iris Carlton-LaNey
• "GENTLE STUDENT BEND THINE EAR TO MY SPEECH:" AN ESSAY ABOUT SOJOURNER TRUTH, ABOLITIONIST AND FEMINIST - Laura Budd Somerville
• WILLIAM STILL, A PIONEER AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL WORKER 1821-1902 - Audreye E. Johnson
• TRAINING AFRICAN-AMERICAN SOCIAL WORKERS THROUGH THE NUL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - Iris Carlton-LaNey
• NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC WELFARE INSTITUTES FOR NEGROES 1926-1940 - N. Yolanda Burwell
• THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION FOR BLACK PEOPLE, 1900-1930 - Robenia Baker …

North Carolina Public Welfare Institutes For Negroes 1926-1946, Yolanda N. Burwell

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Black welfare workers in the South had limited opportunities for professional social work education and development. In 1926, annual public welfare institutes for Blacks were sponsored by the North Carolina State Board of Charities and Public Welfare through its Division of Work Among Negroes. They filled a critical educational and professional void. For twenty years, these annual institutes bolstered the knowledge and skills of a growing corp of Black welfare workers and the maturation of the profession in North Carolina.

A Black Community Development Model: The Universal Negro Improvement Association And African Communities League 1917-1940, Amnifu R. Harvey

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A discussion of The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA & ACL) founded by Marcus Garvey in 1915 is presented. The organization provided social services for people of African ancestry in both the U.S. and other countries as well. An analysis of this organization occurs, citing the functions of subgroups like the Universal African Legions and the Universal African Motor Corps. This organization serves as a historic model for contemporary community development.

Review Of Citizenship And Employment: Investigating Post-Industrial Options. Jocelyn Pixley. Reviewed By James Midgley, Louisiana State University., James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Jocelyn Pixley's book uses the concept of social citizenship to examine the issue of structural unemployment in post-industrial societies. She is not entirely sympathetic to Marshall's conceptual schema, but she recognizes its significance as an organizing concept when writing about chronic unemployment. Pixley challenges the view that the separation of income from work offers a solution to chronic unemployment and that the destruction of the work/cash nexus offers a liberating alternative to the drudgery of daily work. She is emphatic in her claim that citizenship can only be meaningful in capitalist societies when people have access to secure and renumerative …

Social Work Macro Practice. F. Ellen Netting, Peter M. Kettner And Steven L. Mcmurtry.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

F. Ellen Netting, Peter M. Kettner and Steven L. McMurtry. Social Work Macro Practice. New York: Longman, 1993. $35.50 hardcover.

The term 'macro-practice' has been bandied about in social work circles for some years but it has not been satisfactorily 167 168 Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare defined. It is still used loosely as a synonym for community organization, administration or social policy, and sometimes it is employed to denote any form of social work intervention other than clinical practice.

Rethinking Social Policy: Race, Poverty And The Underclass. Christopher Jencks.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Christopher Jencks. Rethinking Social Policy: Race, Poverty and the Underclass. New York: Harper Collins, 1992. $12 papercover.

Jencks is best know for his pioneering study of the affects of education on the life chances of individuals but he has also gained a reputation as a astute commentator on diverse social questions. His articles in magazines such as the New York Review of Books, The New Republic and American Prospect have been widely read.

William Still, A Pioneer African American Social Worker, Audreye E. Johnson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article focuses upon William Still as an early modern day social worker who engaged in providing social work services to individuals/ families, groups, and the community. The contributions of other African American pioneers are noted to demonstrate the legacy of service in the African American community. Still's life long dedication to social welfare and social work are highlighted. Covered is more than half a century of service to African Americans by this devoted man. African American contributions to social work is underscored through the life and time of William Still.

Training African-American Social Workers Through The Nul Fellowship Program, Iris Calton-Laney

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The National Urban League (NUL), under Dr. George Edmund Haynes' leadership made the training and education of African American social workers one of its major functions during the early 1900s. This article provides detailed information about the unique and timely fellowship program which provided funding and opportunities for many African American to study social work at leading schools of social work in the country. The Social Science Department of Fisk University also played a significant role in pioneering African American social work education, and is also briefly discussed.

The History Of Social Work Education For Black People 1900-1930, Robenia Baker Gary, Lawrence E. Gary

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The nature and extent of the contributions of Black people to social work education during the early twentieth century is the focus of this paper. The scope of this investigation includes: the identification of prominent Black social work educators; analysis of the curricula and the Atlanta School of Social Work and the Bishop Turtle School; and a description of the four basic approaches to social work training for Black people during this development phase of the social work profession.

Social Work Services And Social Work Training For African Americans In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1900-1930, Tawana Ford Sabbath

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The longstanding presence of African Americans in Philadelphia explains the establishment of social welfare institutions and agencies by more affluent African Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Armstrong Association of Philadelphia and Women's Christian Alliance are two of the more prominent and enduring efforts initiated by African Americans to serve their own. Both also provided a vehicle for training for African Americans who desired to join the new profession of social work.

"Almost A Partnership": African-Americans, Segregation, And The Young Men's Christian Association, Susan Kerr Chandler

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

On January 1, 1913, the Colored Men's Department of the Young Men's Christian Association gathered in Washington, D.C., at the Twelfth Street "Y". The six African American International Secretaries made a practice of coming together on this holiday, finding in the New Year a quiet time to talk among themselves. Dr. Jesse E. Moorland, the Department's senior secretary, was scheduled to give "Remarks," as usual, and the secretaries looked forward to them-particularly this year, which, they knew, held great opportunity for their work. The Twelfth Street Y.M.C.A.-the "Colored Branch"-itself bore witness to the measured sense of hope abroad in African …

Social Workers And The Development Of The Naacp, Linda S. Moore

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article addresses the relationship between African-American leaders and settlement house workers in the development of the NAACP. Using social movement theory and Hasenfeld and Tropman's conceptual framework for interorganizational relations, it analyzes the linkages developed between voluntary associations and how they benefitted all involved. This linkage provides lessons for today's struggle for social justice.

Review Of Reconstructing The American Welfare State. David Stoesz And Howard J. Karger. Reviewed By Leon Ginsberg, University Of South Carolina., Leon Ginsberg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This brief, well written book summarizes the development and many critiques of the current American welfare system, which is what the authors mean by the term 'American Welfare State.' They demonstrate that few Americans, even many who are potential beneficiaries, feel positively about the nation's social welfare.

Review Of Rethinking Citizenship: Welfare, Ideology And Change In Modern Society. Maurice Roche. Reviewed By James Midgley, Louisiana State University., James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In a series of lectures in 1949, the British sociologist T. H. Marshall, used the concept of citizenship to formulate an engaging conceptual representation of the emergence of the Western welfare state. The welfare state, he suggested, personified the attainment of full citizenship rights. Civil (or human) rights which were first secured through political struggle in the 18th century, were augmented by the granting of political rights in the 19th. In the 20th century, the institutionalization of social rights in the welfare state guaranteed that basic human needs would be met.

Review Of Human Rights And Social Policy In The Twenty First Century. Joseph M. Wronka. Reviewed By Roland Meinert, Southwest Missouri State University., Roland Meinert

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The central purpose of this book is to compare the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights with the U.S. Constitution and those of the fifty states. The book is an elaboration of the author's doctoral dissertation at the Heller Graduate School at Brandies University. The book is logically divided into six sections.

Review Of Protecting Soldiers And Mothers: The Political Origins Of Social Policy In The United States. Theda Skocpol. Reviewed By James Midgley, Louisiana State University., James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Over the last twenty years, sociological research into the emergence of the modern welfare state has increased rapidly. This research has generated competing theoretical accounts of the dynamics of social welfare. For example, while some studies attribute the emergence of national social policies to the social and economic changes brought about by industrialization, others stress the role of trade unions in successfully negotiating with reluctant governments for the introduction of social programs. Yet others contend that social programs are purposely introduced by the ruling class in an attempt to stifle the revolutionary potential of the proletariat.

Review Of Declining Fortunes: The Withering Of The American Dream. Katherine S. Newman. Reviewed By David Stoesz, San Diego State University., David Stoesz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Anthropology, arguably the most American of the social sciences, is also the most poignant. In Declining Fortunes, Katherine Newman adeptly applies her anthropological skills to a most American topic: the prospects of the baby boom generation. Drawing on interviews with residents of "Pleasanton," a prosperous suburban community in the Northeast, Newman traces the generational identity of what could be the most influential cohort in the nation's history. But fortune has eluded the baby boomers. In her exploration of the context, the consequences, and the rationalization of generational failure, Newman integrates demographic and economic evidence with her interviews producing an account …

The Welfare State Crisis And The Transformation Of Social Service Work. Michael B. Fabricant And Steve Burghardt.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Michael B. Fabricant and Steve Burghardt. The Welfare State Crisis and the Transformation of Social Service Work. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1992. $42.50 hardcover, $16.50 papercover.

The damaging impact of the Reagan era and its policies on the human services has been well documented. Numerous studies have shown how budget cuts, the increased privatization and commercialization of programs, and the greater use of purchase of services contracting have limited the ability of public agencies to serve those in need. Introduced ostensibly to promote greater efficiency and to enhance "value for money", there is little evidence that these changes have met …

Welfare System Reform: Coordinating Federal, State And Local Public Assistance Programs. Edward J. Jennings Jr. And Neal S. Zank (Eds).

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Edward J. Jennings Jr. and Neal S. Zank (Eds). Welfare System Reform: Coordinating Federal, State and Local Public Assistance Programs. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993. $55.00 hardcover.

Human Services In Contemporary America. Paul Scmolling Jr., Merrill Youkeles And William R. Burger.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Paul Scmolling Jr., Merrill Youkeles and William R. Burger. Human Services in Contemporary America. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks-Cole Publishing Co., 1993. $42.75 hardcover.

Support For The American Welfare State. Fay Lomoax Cook And Edith J. Barrett.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Fay Lomoax Cook and Edith J. Barrett. Support for the American Welfare State. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. $49.50 hardcover; $16.50 papercover.

During the 1980s, the rhetoric of crisis permeated academic debates about social policy. The welfare state was said to be struggling with a major fiscal crisis and, at the same time, to be facing a crisis of legitimacy. The legitimacy of the social services was being undermined as programs were becoming increasingly costly, inefficient and unable to meet expectations. Reagan's electoral victories appeared to confirm the view that popular support for the welfare state was rapidly evaporating. …

Gatherings No. 8 Winter 1994, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 8. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

104-Preliminary Assessment Of Archaeobotanical Remains From The Phase Ii Testing Of Sites In The New Lenox Park District Archaeological Project, New Lenox, Illinois (Midwest Archaeological Research Services), William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

In late 1993, Midwest Archaeological Research Services {MARS) conducted limited test excavations at a series of sites recorded earlier during Phase I reconnaissance survey of a 200 acre parcel for the New Lenox Park District in Will County, Illinois. The study area (located in the NE 1/4 of Section 15; the NW 1/4, NW 1/4 of section 14; and the sw 1/4, SE 1/4, sw 1/4, SE 1/4 of Section 10, New Lenox Township (T35N, R11E), for the most part, lies south and on the inside of a sweeping bend in the course of Hickory creek, a tributary of the …

105-Phase I Archaeological Assessment Of The Coldbrook Ada Upgrade, Coldbrook Park, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Er-940188), William M. Cremin, Arthur Desjardins

Reports of Investigations

On 16 Jul 94, authorization (P.O. #35356) was received from the Office of County Controller for a Phase I archaeological survey of the proposed ADA upgrade at Coldbrook Park in Section 34 of Charleston Township (T2S R9W), Kalamazoo County, Michigan. A literature and site file search was initiated, and on 18 Jul onsite evaluation of the project area was undertaken in order to determine whether the proposed construction activity would adversely impact potentially significant archaeological resources.

Inasmuch as a grant application to fund the proposed construction activity was pending, and the results of our research were entirely negative, our recommendation …

106-Phase I Archaeological Assessment Of The Taube Road Site (West Parcel), Ne 1/4 And Nw 1/4 Of Section 1, Hagar Township (T3s R18w), Berrien County, Michigan (Er-930129), William M. Cremin, Arthur Desjardins

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt of a request for a proposal and budget from Ms. Lara Spears of ASTI (consultant) and acceptance of same by Mr. Edward J. clements of TechniSand (owner), authorizing a Phase I survey of property located on Taube Road in Berrien county, Michigan, a team of researchers commenced a literature and site file search, looked over information on the property provided by ASTI, and on 24-25 Sep 94 conducted on-site evaluation in order to determine whether the proposed development would have an adverse impact on potentially significant archaeological resources. There follows a report of our research program, together with …

His "Infinite Variety", Gordon Eriksen

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

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All The Nazi News..., Beatrice Beech

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

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The Economics Of Rich And Poor: The Political Economy Of Income Redistribution 1994-95, Department Of Economics

Werner Sichel Lecture Series

The Economics of Rich and Poor is the thirty-first Annual Public Lecture Series conducted by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This series is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All lectures are open to the public.

The "Sage On The Stage"—A New Design, Lance Query

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.