HIST 365, Winter 2004, Week 9
Outline and Key Terms
1. A Brief History of African-American Child Welfare and Adoption in
the Twentieth Century
2. Matching Controversies in Black and White Since 1970
3. What Are the Arguments About African-American Children and White Parents?
a. Advocates: Bartholet and Kennedy
b. Critics: Howe and Roberts
The National Urban League Foster Care and Adoptions Project, 1953-1958
Adopt-A-Child, 1955-1960
The National Association of Black Social Workers 1972 Statement
The Child Welfare Act of 1980
The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997
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