Works Cited

Abramsky, Sasha. Americas Shameful Poverty Stats. Nation, vol. 297, no. 14, 7 Oct.
2013, pp. 1-3. Academic Search Premier. Accessed 11 Dec. 2016.
This document discusses the poor statistics of poverty in the US. It also talks about the
poor distribution of money in these areas and how they are affected by programs like
the food stamp act. I can use this to learn about how well or how poorly different acts
against poverty and hunger have initiated. This is a secondary source because it is the
journalist writing of the certain problems in poverty.

Baker, Lisa, et al. Many Paths, One Destination. Journal of Housing & Community
Development, vol. 73, no. 2, Mar.-Apr. 2016, pp. 6-15. Academic Search Premier.
Accessed 6 Dec. 2016.
This is a direct source from a helper in the problem of homelessness. The source was
used and interviewed to talk about problems like this. I will use this to find out about
the relation between poverty and homelessness. This is a primary source from an
important helper in the problem.

Gallaway, Lowell E., and Daniel G. Garrett. THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF

THE WAR ON POVERTY. CATO Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, Winter 2016, pp. 33-45.
Academic Search Premier. Accessed 11 Dec. 2016.
This document talks about the unknown costs of the war on poverty. It talks about
consequences and major flaws in the plans of Lyndon B. Johnsons war on poverty. I

can use this to learn more about how the war on poverty affects the problem today. This
is a secondary source about Lyndon B Johnsons mistakes in the act of the war on
poverty.

Hinton, Elizabeth. A War within Our Boundaries. Journal of American History, vol. 102, no.
1, June 2015, pp. 100-12. Academic Search Premier. Accessed 9 Dec. 2016.
This talks about how Lyndon B Johnson talked about the problems within our own
country. It talks about his plans and how they went incomplete. I can use this to learn
more about Lyndon B Johnson and his work. This is a secondary source about Lyndon
B Johnsons work.

Johnson, Lyndon B. Vital Speeches of the Day. National foreign policy conference for
educators, 18 June 1967, Washington DC. Speech.
This speech is during a conference for international relations. It is called the national
foreign policy conference for educators conference and talks about relations between
our country and others. I can use this speech to learn more about Lyndon B. Johnsons
time as president. This is a primary source from Lyndon B Johnson during the National
Foreign Policy meeting in 1967.

---. We Shall Overcome. A Congress Meeting, 15 Mar. 1965, Washington DC. Speech.

This article talks about the civil rights movement in the US. I can use this to learn more
about Johnsons presidency, and how things like: gender, race, and religion could affect
poverty. This is a primary source of a speech by Lyndon B. Johnson about civil rights.

LBJ and the War on Poverty. A Companion to Lyndon B. Johnson, Wiley-Blackwell,

2012. American History Online. Accessed 11 Dec. 2016.

This secondary source is an encyclopedia entry about Lyndon B. Johnson and the war on
poverty and the impact it had on America.This source was used to gather information
about the impacts of the war on poverty.This source helped me understand the topic
because it helped me understand the impact of the war on poverty.

Libal, Kathryn, et al. Hunger in a Land of Plenty. Social Work, vol. 59, no. 4, 1 Oct. 2014,
pp. 366-69. Academic Search Premier. Accessed 6 Dec. 2016.
This is a journal article about hunger and overall poverty in poorer areas of the united
states. The source was used to show different details about hunger. This helped me
understand some people who were involved in it and how the people that are affected
by the problem are in a bad situation. This is a secondary source about hunger and
poverty in poorer parts of the US.

Lieberman, Trudy. The Real Hunger Games. Nation, vol. 297, no. 15, 14 Oct. 2013, pp.
12-17. Academic Search Premier. Accessed 6 Dec. 2016.

This source describes Eva Purdues struggles with hunger and overall, the entire
problem. The source was interviewed to reveal her struggles and the hunger problem to
the interviewer. The source (Eva Purdue) shows how the hunger problem and overall
the poverty problem is not very visible to us but it is still a very life changing problem. I
can use this to learn more about the state in which the people dealing with the problem
are in. This is a secondary source about people dealing with the problem.

Maga, Timothy. All the Way with LBJ: 19641965. 1960s, Facts on File, 2003. American
History Online. Accessed 13 Dec. 2016.

This secondary source is an encyclopedia entry about how Lyndon B. Johnson continued
Kennedys legacy. This source was used to gather information about Lyndon B. Johnson.
This source applies to my topic because it part of continuing Kennedys legacy was
starting the war on poverty.

Miller, Daniel P., et al. Food insecurity in veteran households: findings from nationally
represented data. Public Health Nutrition, vol. 19, no. 10, July 2016, pp. 1731-40.
Academic Search Premier. Accessed 11 Dec. 2016.
This article talks about the food insecurity found in many homes of US military
veterans. It shows how because of them fighting, disabilities gained in war may cause
problems with employment and money. I can use this article to learn about the problems
that even after trying to solve, are still visibly present. This is a secondary source about
veterans dealing with the problems.

Number and Percentage of Population in Poverty, by Family Status and Race, Female-Headed
Households. American History Online, Infobase Learning, Mar. 2007. Accessed 5
Dec. 2016. Table.

This primary Source is a table about poverty from 1973-1985. This source was used to
get statistics about homelessness. It helped me understand my topic by getting statistics
about the topic.
OConnor, Alice. The War on Poverty: A New Grassroots History, 19641980. Journal of
American History, vol. 99, no. 3, Dec. 2012, pp. 995-96. Academic Search Premier,
Accessed 11 Dec. 2016.
This article talks about how Johnsons plans did affect history, but at a cost. It also
shows the different obstacles that his solutions would go through to work. I can use this
to talk about how Johnson had good ideas and influenced the poverty in the US, but at a
cost. This is a secondary source about Johnsons flaws in his plans.

Parson, Jennifer. War on Poverty. Encyclopedia of American History, Vol. 9, Revised

Edition, Facts on File, 2009. American History Online. Accessed 11 Dec. 2016.

This secondary source is an encyclopedia entry. It is about how Lyndon B. Johnson

helped the poor during the war on poverty.This source was used to gather information
about how the poor were helped during the war on poverty.This source helped me
understand how the poor got help during the war on poverty.

---. People and Families in Poverty by Selected Characteristics. American History

Online, Infobase Learning, Mar. 2007. Accessed 5 Dec. 2016. Table.

This primary Source is a table about poverty from 2003-2004. This source was used to
get statistics about homelessness. It helped me understand my topic by getting statistics
about the topic.
Poverty in America. Number and Percentage of Population in Poverty, by Family Status
and Race, Total Population. American History Online, Infobase Learning, Mar. 2007,
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URL=http://online.infobase.com.douglascountylibraries.idm.oclc.org/Auth/Index?
aid=100914&itemid=WE52&tableId=1600. Accessed 5 Dec. 2016. Table.

This primary Source is a table about people in poverty. This source was used to get
statistics about homelessness. It helped me understand my topic by getting statistics about
the topic.
Poverty In America. Percentage of Population in Poverty. American History Online,
Infobase Learning, Mar. 2007. Accessed 5 Dec. 2016. Table.

This primary Source is a table about poverty from 1964-1983. This source was used to
get statistics about homelessness. It helped me understand my topic by getting statistics
about the topic.
Poverty Timeline. American History Online, Infobase learning. Accessed 2 Dec. 2016.

This secondary source is a timeline about poverty in America from 1601-2015.

I used this source to get information about the topic. I used this source to get the history
of Poverty.This source helped me understand the topic because it gave me an overview of
the history of my topic.
Price, Dave. Economic Opportunity Act. Encyclopedia of American History, Vol. 9,
Revised Edition, rev ed., vol. 9, Facts on File, 2009. American History Online. Accessed
11 Dec. 2016.

This secondary source is a encyclopedia entry about the Economic Opportunity Act and
how it was part of the war on poverty. This source was used to get information about the
Economic Opportunity Act. This applies to my topic because it has the Economic
Opportunity Act was part of the war on poverty.
Reef, Catherine. The War on Poverty and Its Aftermath: 19621980. Poverty in
America, Facts on File, 2007. American History Online. Accessed 11 Dec. 2016.

This primary source is an encyclopedia entry. It is about the effects of the war on poverty.
This source was used to find information about the effects of the war on poverty.This
source helped me understand the topic of the effects of the war on poverty.
Sparks, Sarah D. 50 Years Later, Verdicts Are Mixed in the Nations War on Poverty. (cover
Story). Education Week, vol. 33, no. 18, 22 Jan. 2014, pp. 1-15. Academic Search
Premier. Accessed 14 Dec. 2016.
This article talks about the different evaluations people have made determining
Johnsons flaws and his accomplishments. I can use this to learn about his

accomplishments and flaws in his plans during the war on poverty. This is a secondary
source about his flaws and achievements.
Smith, Robert C. War on Poverty. Encyclopedia of African-American Politics, Second
Edition, 2nd ed., Facts on File, 2014. American History Online. Accessed 11 Dec.
2016.

This primary source is an encyclopedia entry. It is about how LBJ continued FDRs new
deal with the war on poverty. The source was used to find information about how the
New Deal was continued with the war on poverty.This source helped me understand my
topic by showing how it continued the new deal.
Torstensson, David. Beyond the City: Lyndon Johnsons War on Poverty in Rural America.
Journal of Policy History, vol. 25, no. 4, 1 Oct. 2013, pp. 587-613. Academic Search
Premier.
Accessed 9 Dec. 2016. This Journal talks about president Lyndon B Johnsons plan for
his war against poverty act. It talks about the influence of it on the rural american society.
It also talks about how his plan was not coordinated enough and the OEO was corrupt
after a certain amount of time. I can use this to learn more about Johnsons mistakes and
what he did right. This is a secondary source about Johnsons plans and how they were
good and bad.