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Moynihan, Misread.

How an obscure 1965 Labor Department memo changed the family debate—forever.

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Josh Wood
Aug 13, 2025
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No Labor Department memo in American history has sparked more controversy (or been cited by more people who’ve never read it) than Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1965 report, The Negro Family: The Case fo…

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