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Transcript of interview with Alice Key by Claytee D. White, February 17, 1997

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Date

1997-02-17

Description

Interview with Alice Key conducted by Claytee D. White on February 17, 1997. Dancer, writer, and community activist, Key served as Deputy Labor Commissioner for the State of Nevada and leader of the NAACP in Las Vegas. As a newspaper reporter, she exposed the separation of blood plasma according to race in World War II. With Bob Bailey, Key created the first all-black television show in the nation and a radio program, interviewing black entertainers in a talk-show format.

Digital ID

ohr000023

Physical Identifier

F850.N4 K49 1998

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hx18r68
Details

Contributor

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

Interviewer

White, Claytee D.

Subject

African American dancers
African American women authors
African American women entertainers
African American women journalists
Civil rights workers
Community activists
Moulin Rouge (Hotel-Casino : Las Vegas, Nev.)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Radio talk shows
Television programs

Place

West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
transcripts

Archival Collection

Alice Key oral history interview

Digital Project

African American Experience in Las Vegas

Citation

Alice Key oral history interview,1997 February 17 and 1997 March 24. OH-01015. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. L

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Language

English

Format

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