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Progressive Era Activism For Black Orphanage, Isaac L. Godoy
Progressive Era Activism For Black Orphanage, Isaac L. Godoy
Methods of Historical Research: Spring 2020
A group of American citizens that are historically overlooked and underserved are impoverished and homeless children. According to the United States Census Bureau as of 2017, when this group is divided by race, the number of African-American children that live in poverty is higher than others. This kind of data has only been available since 1959. Previously, the federal government did not have any involvement in assisting with any services to impoverished children came in the form of community activism. The most prominent institutions to provide care to homeless children were in the form of orphanages.