Moynihan: His Report and His Times
During the 1960s and 1970, while everyone seemed to have an opinion on the Moynihan Report, few actually read it. Reactions to the Moynihan report were highly racialized. Moynihan was labeled a racist by many intellectuals, both black and white, who detected currents of prejudice in the report's analysis and solutions. Nonetheless, his predictions about the fragmentation of the black family and the consequences for inner city poverty were largely borne out and his call to create jobs for black males was echoed by white and black sociologists during the 1990s. This session sets Moynihan and his report in the context of the times and against this backdrop outlines its arguments, evidence, and policy implications.
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