Question

The public assistance programs established by Social Security, notably aid to dependent children and to the poor and elderly, were open to all Americans who could demonstrate need. Identify the ways in which blacks were prevented from benefiting from this limited assistance.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

1) States offering the program placed the benefit levels at an extremely low rate while setting the eligibility standards to a level that discriminated against blacks.

2) A lot of the black population was involved in jobs that paying Social Security taxes was nonexistent, most were only qualified for government handouts that came with one form of stigma or the other.

3) The moral standard eligibility put in place by various states around the U.S. were determined by local authorities that discriminated against black race.