August 11, 2026

Ruby Duncan through the years

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Mon, Apr 27, 2026 (8:45 a.m.)

Duncan, who died Sunday at 93, led a 1971 protest that temporarily shut down major casinos, drew national attention and brought celebrities like Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland and Ralph Abernathy to stand between marchers and police. It was the defining moment in a lifetime of advocacy rooted in Duncan’s own struggles with poverty and injustice.

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