Storming Caesars Palace : how Black mothers fought their own war on poverty

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Label

Storming Caesars Palace : how Black mothers fought their own war on poverty

Title remainder

how Black mothers fought their own war on poverty

Statement of responsibility

Annelise Orleck

Creator

• Orleck, Annelise

Subject

• Poor -- Services for -- Nevada | Las Vegas
• Poor women -- Political activity -- Nevada | Las Vegas
• Welfare recipients -- Political activity -- Nevada | Las Vegas
• Duncan, Ruby
• Women in community development -- Nevada | Las Vegas
• Women social reformers -- Nevada | Las Vegas
• Welfare rights movement -- Nevada | Las Vegas

Language

eng

Summary

"In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty and dramatically expanded federal aid to America's most vulnerable citizens. But California governor Ronald Reagan soon issued a counter cry, declaring war on welfare and big government. Such criticism of welfare has now raged for four decades, convincing most Americans that Johnson's crusade was an expensive failure. In Storming Caesars Palace, historian Annelise Orleck turns that view on its head, chronicling the saga of welfare mothers in Las Vegas, Nevada, who defied all odds to build one of the country's most successful antipoverty programs." "Storming Caesars Palace captures the story of Operation Life's struggles and triumphs - a compelling illustration of what can be achieved when poor women chart their own course."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

362.5/09793/135

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HV99.L37

LC item number

O75 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography