Storming Caesars Palace

“Beautifully written … Annelise Orleck reminds us that those at the grassroots ‘can do it and do it better.’”—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor“What a lovely book of hope! With grace and with rigor, Orleck presents the War on Poverty from the field and the vantage point of poor mothers.”—Nell Irvin Painter, author of Sojourner Truth“A poignant counterpoint to the current culture of cynicism and despair. After reading Storming Caesars Palace, you’ll want to get up and do something to make the world a better place.”—Hagar Scher, Chicago Tribune“This book has become the revolutionary ‘Bible’ for Las Vegas organizers. I’m so proud to stand on the shoulders of Ruby, Alversa, Mary, Emma, Rosie, and Essie.”—Minister Vance “Stretch” Sanders, director of Stretching for Change Foundation“This amazing story is like a truly great novel, the revelation of a world unknown.”—Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina“This stunning book gives new meaning to the notion of history from the bottom up.”—Alice Kessler-Harris, author of In Pursuit of Equity

Annelise Orleck is a professor at Dartmouth College where she focuses on history, American radicalism, race studies and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. She is the author of several books, including Rethinking American Women’s 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.

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