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The black family unit that had survived 150 years of slavery was decimated in less than 30 years by welfare payments that stopped if the family structure remained intact.

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Larry Burkett
Age: 64 †
Born: 1939
Born: March 3
Died: 2003
Died: July 4
Author
Radio Personality
Writer
Winter Park
Florida
Welfare
Payments
Slavery
Intact
Structure
Unit
Less
Payment
Family
Remained
Black
Units
Years
Survived
Stopped
Decimated

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