The systematic exclusion of black people from the welfare system (Progressive Era, New Deal, etc.)

[jwirr]

3. As I remember it that is why welfare was taken out of the states hands and became AFDC and

Medicaid. Before the late 50s those two programs were state programs under other names. And each state made their own regulations. When the feds like George McGovern looked into the problems what they found that some states had two sets of programs - one for black people and one for white people and this included different payouts as well. In order to correct this the feds created AFDC and Medicaid. They also included a new program - food stamps.

But even after that as the article says there were still problems. And that is not over today.

Edited to add that regarding the New Deal - those programs never reached either the inner cities or the reservations throughout the country. I am not sure why.