Storming Caesar's Palace Film Screening and Discussion

441 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE,Atlanta GA 30307

21 February, 2023

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Join GPB and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library for a free film screening and discussion. Storming Caesar's Palace After losing her job as a hotel worker in Las Vegas, Ruby Duncan co-founded a welfare rights group of ordinary mothers who defied notions of the “welfare queen.” In a fight for a universal basic income in 1969, Ruby and other equality activists took on the Nevada mob in organizing a massive protest that shut down Caesars Palace. GPB's Peter Bielo will host a panel discussion following the film.