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Video of Las Vegas African American Community Conversations, Part 1: Migration, Work, and Community Emergence

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Creator

Creator: Vegas PBS

Date

2012

Description

The Las Vegas African American Community Conversations is a four part, one hour round table conversation with local Las Vegans. They share their powerful stories and great history, with topics ranging from “Migration, Civil Rights, Education, Church, Entertainment and the Early Legal Community”. Part One: A conversation about “Early Migration, Work and Community Emergence”. MODERATOR- Trish Geran ( Author/Community Activist) PANELISTS- Lucille Bryant (Community Activist) Jackie Brantley (Former Director-Office of Governor Kenny Guinn) Hannah Brown (Urban Chamber of Commerce) David L. Washington (1st Black Chief of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department) Brenda J. Williams (President-Westside School Alumni Foundation)

Digital ID

ohr000486

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1p26sz3j
Details

Contributor

Contributor: African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project

Subject

African Americans--Migrations
African Americans--Employment
Community development

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Moving Image

Material Type

audiovisual materials
moving images

Digital Project

African American Experience in Las Vegas

Rights

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Original archival records created digitally

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

video/mp4