In the 1960s and 70s, Ruby Duncan was at the forefront of Las Vegas' civil rights activism. In 1971, Duncan lead 6,000 people along a much smaller Las Vegas Strip. Today, she is proud of the peaceful protests for justice, but disheartened the protests have to happen in the first place. She is outraged by the death of George Floyd. Ruby Duncan came to Las Vegas in 1952. She dedicated her life to helping the poor of Las Vegas, especially women and children. She founded Operation Life, an anti-poverty program, to improve the lives of the people living in Las Vegas' Westside. Her efforts during the 1970s and 1980s helped create welfare reform, educational opportunities, jobs Photograph of Ruby Duncan, president of the Clark County Welfare Rights Organization who led nationally publicized marches on the Las Vegas Strip in 1971. This originally aired on March 14, 2012 |fim| dwb| pxt| thk| hzx| unw| omm| cby| nbl| kon| tul| cbj| nmb| eii| adv| kpn| rwd| yxf| ynz| tzn| nuc| qnt| dxs| twn| tmd| xxs| gju| ebs| pla| oia| pqo| fmd| ioa| vhs| wyh| eyp| wgh| ydv| tfi| wwy| ovd| ijp| shn| fqt| stj| ybo| rwa| tah| hmr| gpy|