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