What was the topic of book The Other America?

The book "The Other America" by Michael Harrington, published in 1962, was a landmark study of poverty in the United States.

Harrington's work exposed the hidden world of poverty that existed alongside the prosperity of the American postwar boom. He argued that the American Dream was not accessible to a large segment of the population, and that systemic issues like racism, discrimination, and lack of access to education and healthcare contributed to this hidden poverty.

The book had a significant impact on public policy, contributing to the development of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" programs in the 1960s.