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The Importance of Talking to Your Neighborhood
Johnny Tillman was aware of this tainted image of welfare recipients long before the term welfare queen was officially coined. He saw how at every level from the governor of California Ronald Reagan to church ladies, mothers on welfare were seen as less than. Groups like Tillman's were popping up across the country, pushing for a few key protections.