“Poverty is not a lack of character, it's a lack of cash.” Westside Mothers George Miller Rev. Ralph Abernathy Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981) March 6, 1971 Sammy Davis Jr. Free! “A mother will do anything for her children.” “Poverty is not a lack of character, it's a lack of cash.” March 6, 1971 Fair Housing Act (1968) Guaranteed Income Demonstration (1970s) "Justice is never given; it is exacted." Welfare Rights Movement Food Stamp Act (1964) Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981) Stardust Hotel Eat-In Alversa Beals Guaranteed Income Demonstration (1970s) “Welfare is not a handout; it’s a lifeline.” Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter NWRO Westside, Las Vegas “They tried to stop us.” Government Surveillance of Welfare Recipients Food Stamp Protest Rev. Ralph Abernathy Bill Clinton Mary Wesley “Welfare Queen” Las Vegas Welfare Office George Miller “We shut it down!” “We had to fight for our dignity.” “Poor people’s campaign” Ruby Duncan Operation Life “We had to remind them that we were human too.” Mother Power “A mother will do anything for her children.” “Welfare Queen” “Poor people’s campaign” “We had to remind them that we were human too.” Social Security Act(1935) Food Stamp Act (1964) “A riot is the language of the unheard.” “They tried to stop us.” “Welfare is not a handout; it’s a lifeline.” Bill Clinton Alversa Beals "Justice is never given; it is exacted." Man-in- the-House Rule Guaranteed Income NWRO Ruby Duncan “We had to fight for our dignity.” Mary Wesley Las Vegas Welfare Office Jane Fonda Fair Housing Act (1968) Sammy Davis Jr. Richard Nixon Democratic National Convention Man-in- the-House Rule Government Surveillance of Welfare Recipients Food Stamp Protest Democratic National Convention “We shut it down!” Westside, Las Vegas Operation Life “It’s not about charity; it’s about justice.” Mother Power “A riot is the language of the unheard.” Richard Nixon Guaranteed Income “It’s not about charity; it’s about justice.” Westside Mothers Welfare Rights Movement Stardust Hotel Eat-In Operation Life Jane Fonda Ronald Reagan Social Security Act(1935) Jimmy Carter “Poverty is not a lack of character, it's a lack of cash.” Westside Mothers George Miller Rev. Ralph Abernathy Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981) March 6, 1971 Sammy Davis Jr. Free! “A mother will do anything for her children.” “Poverty is not a lack of character, it's a lack of cash.” March 6, 1971 Fair Housing Act (1968) Guaranteed Income Demonstration (1970s) "Justice is never given; it is exacted." Welfare Rights Movement Food Stamp Act (1964) Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981) Stardust Hotel Eat-In Alversa Beals Guaranteed Income Demonstration (1970s) “Welfare is not a handout; it’s a lifeline.” Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter NWRO Westside, Las Vegas “They tried to stop us.” Government Surveillance of Welfare Recipients Food Stamp Protest Rev. Ralph Abernathy Bill Clinton Mary Wesley “Welfare Queen” Las Vegas Welfare Office George Miller “We shut it down!” “We had to fight for our dignity.” “Poor people’s campaign” Ruby Duncan Operation Life “We had to remind them that we were human too.” Mother Power “A mother will do anything for her children.” “Welfare Queen” “Poor people’s campaign” “We had to remind them that we were human too.” Social Security Act(1935) Food Stamp Act (1964) “A riot is the language of the unheard.” “They tried to stop us.” “Welfare is not a handout; it’s a lifeline.” Bill Clinton Alversa Beals "Justice is never given; it is exacted." Man-in- the-House Rule Guaranteed Income NWRO Ruby Duncan “We had to fight for our dignity.” Mary Wesley Las Vegas Welfare Office Jane Fonda Fair Housing Act (1968) Sammy Davis Jr. Richard Nixon Democratic National Convention Man-in- the-House Rule Government Surveillance of Welfare Recipients Food Stamp Protest Democratic National Convention “We shut it down!” Westside, Las Vegas Operation Life “It’s not about charity; it’s about justice.” Mother Power “A riot is the language of the unheard.” Richard Nixon Guaranteed Income “It’s not about charity; it’s about justice.” Westside Mothers Welfare Rights Movement Stardust Hotel Eat-In Operation Life Jane Fonda Ronald Reagan Social Security Act(1935) Jimmy Carter
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“Poverty is not a lack of character, it's a lack of cash.”
Westside Mothers
George Miller
Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981)
March 6, 1971
Sammy Davis Jr.
Free!
“A mother will do anything for her children.”
“Poverty is not a lack of character, it's a lack of cash.”
March 6, 1971
Fair Housing Act (1968)
Guaranteed Income Demonstration (1970s)
"Justice is never given; it is exacted."
Welfare Rights Movement
Food Stamp Act (1964)
Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981)
Stardust Hotel Eat-In
Alversa Beals
Guaranteed Income Demonstration (1970s)
“Welfare is not a handout; it’s a lifeline.”
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
NWRO
Westside, Las Vegas
“They tried to stop us.”
Government Surveillance of Welfare Recipients
Food Stamp Protest
Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Bill Clinton
Mary Wesley
“Welfare Queen”
Las Vegas Welfare Office
George Miller
“We shut it down!”
“We had to fight for our dignity.”
“Poor people’s campaign”
Ruby Duncan
Operation Life
“We had to remind them that we were human too.”
Mother Power
“A mother will do anything for her children.”
“Welfare Queen”
“Poor people’s campaign”
“We had to remind them that we were human too.”
Social Security Act(1935)
Food Stamp Act (1964)
“A riot is the language of the unheard.”
“They tried to stop us.”
“Welfare is not a handout; it’s a lifeline.”
Bill Clinton
Alversa Beals
"Justice is never given; it is exacted."
Man-in-the-House Rule
Guaranteed Income
NWRO
Ruby Duncan
“We had to fight for our dignity.”
Mary Wesley
Las Vegas Welfare Office
Jane Fonda
Fair Housing Act (1968)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Richard Nixon
Democratic National Convention
Man-in-the-House Rule
Government Surveillance of Welfare Recipients
Food Stamp Protest
Democratic National Convention
“We shut it down!”
Westside, Las Vegas
Operation Life
“It’s not about charity; it’s about justice.”
Mother Power
“A riot is the language of the unheard.”
Richard Nixon
Guaranteed Income
“It’s not about charity; it’s about justice.”
Westside Mothers
Welfare Rights Movement
Stardust Hotel Eat-In
Operation Life
Jane Fonda
Ronald Reagan
Social Security Act(1935)
Jimmy Carter
