VISUAL ACTIVITY

The End of Welfare After signing the bill that sharply curtailed government support for poor mothers and their children, Bill Clinton made it a part of his 1996 campaign for reelection. He highlighted the issue especially when campaigning in more conservative regions, as this photo from a campaign stop in Daytona, Florida, shows.

READING THE IMAGE: What does the poster behind Clinton say about the importance of welfare as an issue in 1996? What American “values” do you think it refers to?

CONNECTIONS: What other programs that addressed the issue of poverty did Clinton advance?

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