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The Moynihan Report: The Negro Family, the Case for National Action

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The Negro Family: The Case For National Action Office of Policy Planning and Research United States Department of Labor March 1965 ________________________________________ Two hundred years ago, in 1765, nine assembled colonies first joined together to demand freedom from arbitrary power. For the first century we struggled to hold together the first continental union of democracy in the history of man. One hundred years ago, in 1865, following a terrible test of blood and fire, the compact of union was finally sealed. For a second century we labored to establish a unity of purpose and interest among the many groups which make up the American community. That struggle has often brought pain and violence. It is not yet over. State of the Union Message of President Lyndon B. Johnson, January 4, 1965. ________________________________________ The United States is approaching a new crisis in race relations. In the decade that began with the school desegregation decision of the Supreme Court,

(1965) The Moynihan Report: The Negro Family, the Case for National Action | BlackPast.org (1965) The Moynihan Report: The Negro Family, the Case for National Action Nonmarital Birth Rates in the United States Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 The Negro Family: The Case For National Action Office of Policy Planning and Research United States Department of Labor March 1965 ________________________________________ Two hundred years ago, in 1765, nine assembled colonies first joined together to demand freedom from arbitrary power. For the first century we struggled to hold together the first continenta

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