The Resistance Library from Ammo.com

The Resistance Library from Ammo.com


Black America Before LBJ: How the Welfare State Inadvertently Helped Ruin Black Communities

May 05, 2020

On this episode Molly and Sam discuss LBJ’s “Great Society,” his welfare state that ruined many black communities and created generations supported solely by the safety net.

The 1960s Great Society and War on Poverty programs of President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) have been a colossal and giant failure. One might make the argument that social welfare programs are the moral path for a modern government. They cannot, however, make the argument that these are in any way effective at alleviating pove