According to Coates in "The Black Family in the Age

According to Coates in "The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration," the historically popular and political conclusion regarding the problems of poverty experienced by many African Americans was that

A) only black women could rescue the black family given the large number of black males who are languishing in prison.
B) the black family was a failure because women had driven men away, and men had abandoned their responsibilities.
C) far too many women were becoming mothers before they were prepared to raise children.
D) the War on Poverty helped white families but, for racist reasons, "pulled the plug" on blacks.