Poverty in One of the Most Southern Places in Dixie:
The Mississippi Delta, 1964- Present Poverty is a plague that has swept across Mississippi for numerous of years. It is defined as the circumstances or condition in which an individual or community lack the fundamental needs for a minimum standard of well-being. One of the constant barriers in most rural communities is poverty. Though there have been many attempts to reduce the level of poverty, it is still an underlying issue in rural communities. Poverty disturbs communities by destroying the residents’ ability to support capital improvements, maintain an effective education system, improve their health, and lessening environmental issues. Michael Harrington implied that poverty is a …show more content…
Briefly, the upper part of Mississippi, which is now known as the Mississippi Delta, was under the control of the Choctaw Indians. From 1820-1884, the Indians were moved by three series of treaties. The three series of treaties were Treaty of Doak’s Stand, Treaty of Fort Adam, and the Treaty of Fort Confederation. Substantially, one of the most emphasized treaties to remove the Indians was the Treaty of Doak’s Stand in 1820. The Treaty of Doak’s Stand ceded approximately 5,000,000 acre of the Indians’ territories, which now makes up Washington County, Bolivar, Coahoma, Tunica County, Issaquena and Sunflower. By 1850s, white settlements had made their moves and the Mississippi Delta became the most productive area in Mississippi. However, by January 1866 after the Civil War, slavery came to an end leaving many without resources to relocate so they settled in the Delta. The region became disastrous because the emancipated slaves lack the main resources to develop a better lifestyle such as transportation, education, security, and monetary …show more content…
The chapter will continue by telling how poverty has impinged on the residents of these selected areas. On the other hand, chapter one will also show how the government provided different assistance to the residents to decline the level of poverty in the Delta during 1964 to1975. Basically, chapter one will correspondingly give a comprehensible insight on how the government fought against hunger, education, housing, and healthcare. Lastly, the chapter will include the laws that brought about changes in the Mississippi Delta, and how these laws made a different, if
The Mississippi Delta, 1964- Present Poverty is a plague that has swept across Mississippi for numerous of years. It is defined as the circumstances or condition in which an individual or community lack the fundamental needs for a minimum standard of well-being. One of the constant barriers in most rural communities is poverty. Though there have been many attempts to reduce the level of poverty, it is still an underlying issue in rural communities. Poverty disturbs communities by destroying the residents’ ability to support capital improvements, maintain an effective education system, improve their health, and lessening environmental issues. Michael Harrington implied that poverty is a …show more content…
Briefly, the upper part of Mississippi, which is now known as the Mississippi Delta, was under the control of the Choctaw Indians. From 1820-1884, the Indians were moved by three series of treaties. The three series of treaties were Treaty of Doak’s Stand, Treaty of Fort Adam, and the Treaty of Fort Confederation. Substantially, one of the most emphasized treaties to remove the Indians was the Treaty of Doak’s Stand in 1820. The Treaty of Doak’s Stand ceded approximately 5,000,000 acre of the Indians’ territories, which now makes up Washington County, Bolivar, Coahoma, Tunica County, Issaquena and Sunflower. By 1850s, white settlements had made their moves and the Mississippi Delta became the most productive area in Mississippi. However, by January 1866 after the Civil War, slavery came to an end leaving many without resources to relocate so they settled in the Delta. The region became disastrous because the emancipated slaves lack the main resources to develop a better lifestyle such as transportation, education, security, and monetary …show more content…
The chapter will continue by telling how poverty has impinged on the residents of these selected areas. On the other hand, chapter one will also show how the government provided different assistance to the residents to decline the level of poverty in the Delta during 1964 to1975. Basically, chapter one will correspondingly give a comprehensible insight on how the government fought against hunger, education, housing, and healthcare. Lastly, the chapter will include the laws that brought about changes in the Mississippi Delta, and how these laws made a different, if