Description: Storming Caesars Palace by Annelise Orleck Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The inspiration for the PBS documentary premiering March 2023. The story of the revolutionary Black women welfare organisers of Las Vegas who spearheaded an evergreen, radical revisioning of American economic justice Publisher Description The inspiration for the PBS documentary premiering March 2023The story of the revolutionary Black women welfare organizers of Las Vegas who spearheaded an evergreen, radical revisioning of American economic justiceThis timely reissue tells the little-known story of a pioneering group of Black mothers who built one of this countrys most successful antipoverty programs.In Storming Caesars Palace, Annelise Orleck brings into focus the hidden figures of a trailblazing movement who proved that poor mothers are the real experts on poverty, providing job training, libraries, medical access, daycare centers and housing to the poor in Las Vegas throughout the 1970s. Orleck introduces Ruby Duncan, a sharecropper turned White House advisor who led the charge on the long war on poverty waged against the poor Black mothers of Las Vegas. According to Ruby," Poor women must dream their highest dreams and never stop," and shewith the help of Mary Wesley and Alversa Beals, did exactly that.A vivid retelling of an overlooked American history, Orleck follows the Black women who went on to lead a revolutionary movement against welfare injustice. These women eventually founded Operation Life, one of the first women-led community organizations in the nation and one of the countrys most successful antipoverty programs. They went on to gain national traction and garnered the respect of key political figures such as Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter.With a new prologue and epilogue that explore the race and labor movements paramount to the political climate of 2021, Orleck masterfully blends together history, social analysis, and personal storytelling in a story that is as enraging as it is empowering. Author Biography Annelise Orleck is a professor at Dartmouth College where she focuses on history, American radicalism, race studies and womens, gender, and sexuality studies. She is the author of several books, including- Rethinking American Womens Activism; Storming Caesars Palace- How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty; and Common Sense and a Little Fire- Women and Working Class Politics in the U.S.. She lives in Thetford Center, Vermont Details ISBN 0807007978 ISBN-13 9780807007976 Title Storming Caesars Palace Author Annelise Orleck Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 392 Publisher Beacon Press GE_Item_ID:157623624; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780807007976
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Book Title: Storming Caesars Palace : How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Topic: Feminism & Feminist Theory, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2023
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Genre: Social Science
Item Weight: 20.2 Oz
Author: Annelise Orleck
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
