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Transcript of interview with Nathaniel Whaley by John Grygo, March 6, 2013

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Date

2013-03-06
2013-03-08

Description

Interview with Nathaniel Whaley by John Grygo on March 6 and March 8, 2013. Whaley talks about growing up in Las Vegas and his adult life on the Westside. Nathaniel had a successful high school career as an accomplished athlete and Eagle Scout in the first black Boy Scout troop in the area. Nathaniel would go on to have a fruitful career as a mason and contractor, literally helping build the city of Las Vegas.

Digital ID

ohr000847

Physical Identifier

F850 N4 W43 2012

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tq5vf6h
Details

Contributor

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

Interviewer

Grygo, John

Subject

African American men
Segregation
First person narrative
Mafia
Families

Place

Jackson Street

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
transcripts

Archival Collection

Nathaniel Whaley oral history interview

Digital Project

African American Experience in Las Vegas

Citation

Nathaniel Whaley oral history interview, 2013 March 06. OH-01961. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nev

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Standardized Rights Statement

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf