Rottier, Jack. “National Welfare Rights Organization March, Washington D.C.” 1968. Courtesy of George Mason University Libraries.
Walk for Decent Welfare (Columbus, OH)
By the time the Walk for Decent Welfare reached Washington, DC in 1968, it had spanned 150 miles, touched dozens of cities, and had been joined by some 6,000 people. The protesters — mostly women of color and their children — demanded their roles as caregivers be recognized, valued, and financially supported, highlighting the vitally important need for meaningful government programs to feed families, and showcasing the barriers at the intersection of racism, sexism, and paternalism in those programs.
Nadasen, Premilla. Rethinking the Welfare Rights Movement (New York: Taylor & Francis, 2012).
Where is it located in the Museum?
Museum Map
LOBBY
THE
WISHING
TREE
WISHING
TREE
THE SNAP CAFÉ
AUDITORIUM
TERRACE RESTAURANT
The Hunger Museum
We Can Solve Hunger —
The Proof is in Our History
The Proof is in Our History
- 1.Welcome
- 2.Museum Lobby
- 3.The Age of Mass Migration - Landing
- 4.The Age of Mass Migration - Main
- 5.Immigration from Europe
- 6.On the Breadline
- 7.Beginnings
- 8.An Unequal Recovery
- 9.Hunger, Justice, and Civil Rights - Landing
- 10.Hunger, Justice, and Civil Rights - Main
- 11.Walk for Decent Welfare (Columbus, OH)
- 12.Televising the War on Hunger - Landing
- 13.Televising the War on Hunger - Main
- 14.President Lyndon B. Johnson
- 15.Senator George McGovern and Senator Robert Dole
- 16.Dr. Jean Mayer and the White House Conference
- 17.1975-1996: The Unmaking of the Great Society
- 18.Government Cheese
- 19.The Welfare Queen
- 20.The Return of the Welfare Queen
- 21.Crises of New Proportions - Landing
- 22.Crises of New Proportions - Main
- 23.COVID-19
- 24.Welcome to the SNAP Café
- 25.SNAP Cafe – Create a meal
- 26.Wishing Tree
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger