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STORMING CAESARS PALACE

STORMING CAESARS PALACE

How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty

ANNELISE ORLECK

BEACON PRESS

BOSTON

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Orleck, Annelise.

Storming Caesars Palace : how black mothers fought their own war on poverty / Annelise Orleck.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8070-5031-8 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

1. Duncan, Ruby. 2. Welfare rights movement—Nevada—Las Vegas. 3. Poor women—Nevada—

Las Vegas—Political activity. 4. Welfare recipients—Nevada—Las Vegas—Political activity.

5. Women social reformers—Nevada—Las Vegas. 6. Women in community development—

Nevada—Las Vegas. 7. Poor—Services for—Nevada—Las Vegas. I. Title.

HV99.L37O75 2005

362.5'09793'135—dc22

2005000652

Annelise Orleck - Storming Caesar's Palace; How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty (2006).pdf