Child Separations and Families Divided: America’s History of Separating Children from Their Parents (2018)

Child Separations and Families Divided: America’s History of Separating Children from Their Parents (2018)

This article highlights that the practice of family separation has been an integral and prolonged aspect of U.S. history, often targeting communities of color, and extends beyond the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. 

Author: James Herbert Williams, published in Social Work Research, Volume 42, Issue 3, September 2018, Pages 141–146,

Categories: Child Welfare, Family Separation, Historical and contextual, Justice, Structural & Systemic Racism
Author: Social Work Research
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