Welfare mothers, welfare rights.

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Welfare mothers, welfare rights.

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Presents the oral history of Johnnie Tillmon (Blackston), the founder, in 1963, of the first welfare mothers' organization in the U.S., ANC Mothers Anonymous of Watts (named for the Aid to Needy Children program). Tillmon went on to become the Executive Director of the National Welfare Rights Organization after the resignation of its founding director, George Wiley.

12 compact discs (approx. 12 hrs) ; 4 3/4 in.

California State University, Long Beach

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California State University, Long Beach

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