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Transcript of interview with D. D. Cotton by Claytee D. White, February 14, 1997

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Narrator

Cotton, Ethel Dolores "D.D."

Date

1997-02-14

Description

Interview with D. D. Cotton conducted by Claytee D. White on February 14, 1997. Raised in New York City, Cotton arrived in Las Vegas as a dancer in Cab Calloway's traveling production "The Cotton Club." During a period of strained race relations, she stood for equal rights as the first black cocktail waitress on the Strip and one of the first black dealers.

Digital ID

ohr000021

Physical Identifier

F850.N4 C68 1998

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1np20k01
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project

Interviewer

White, Claytee D.

Subject

African American women entertainers
African Americans--Civil rights
Card dealers
Casinos -- Employees
African American dancers
Discrimination in employment
Entertainers
Food service

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
transcripts

Archival Collection

D. D. Cotton oral history interview

Digital Project

African American Experience in Las Vegas

Citation

D. D. Cotton oral history interview, 1997 February 14, 1997 March 21. OH-00278. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Language

English

Format

image/tiff