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Transcript of interview in two sessions with Samuel Smith conducted by Claytee White, June 17, 2011, and June 22, 2011

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Date

2011-06-17
2011-06-22

Description

Transcript from interviews with Samuel Smith by Claytee White, June 17, 2011, and June 22, 2011. Smith was a police officer in New York and moved to Las Vegas in 1978, where he became a fire inspector with the Las Vegas Fire Department. In this interview he discusses issues facing the Westside including racism, business development and education.

Digital ID

ohr000878

Physical Identifier

CT247 .S657 2012

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1nz83q9f
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project

Interviewer

White, Claytee D.

Subject

Families
Police
Political activists
Segregation in education
Community development

Place

West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
transcripts

Archival Collection

Samuel Smith oral history interview

Digital Project

African American Experience in Las Vegas

Citation

Samuel Smith oral history interview, 2011 June 17, 2011 June 22. OH-02429. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las V

Rights

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf