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Wilhelm, John, 1945-
John Wilhelm was born on July 08, 1945 to Jane Wilhelm, a teacher, in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Gilbertson, a health care strategist, on February 22, 1969. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. He was the president of UNITE HERE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union).
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Bird, Kim Pickering
Kim Bird was born October 18, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955 and attended Twin Lakes Elementary School. Bird grew up in a Las Vegas that was run by the mob and safe for teenagers. She would meet friends in local hangouts such as the Blue Onion and attend sock hops, babysit, and cruise down Fremont Street. She attended high school with black students and was aware of the segregation that existed on the Las Vegas Strip. Bird was married in 1961 and had a son and daughter.
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Garcia, Aquiles, 1927-
Aquiles Garcia was born in January 21, 1927 in Goya, Chaco, Argentina where his grandfather owned half the town. In 1934, Garcia moved with his parents and siblings to Buenos Aires, where he was taken in by his maternal aunt, Esther Larralde de Porta. His aunt was a professor in the Normal School, so he received an excellent education before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree. Garcia served four years in the Argentine Army, the last part under Juan Perón.
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Steele, Richard, 1944-
Richard Steele was born on January 26, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri to Gertrude Grissom, an elevator operator. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982. He married Gladys Marie Steele in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a retired boxing referee and was in the United States Marine Corps.
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Steele-Jones, Zakeisha
Zakeisha Steele Jones was born on March 31, 1975 in Los Angeles, California to Gladys and Richard Steele. She went to Chaparral High School, Howard University, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She married Lamare Jones, a union organizer. They have two kids together, Kennedy Chanel Jones and Marley Noelle Jones.
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Clancy, Alan
Alan Clancy was born on April 05, 1949 in Sidney, Australia. His parents enrolled him in the Shirley de Paul Studio to learn gymnastics, tap, ballet, and Jazz. Clancy also became a soprano singer. He moved to the Rudas Acrobatic Studio and was eventually contracted by Tibor Rudas to join The Las Vegas Dancers. Clancy went on a 2 1/2 year international entertainment tour with that group. Eventually Tibor Rudas offered Alan a contract to work in the Folies Bergère at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Brown, Mahlon
Mahlon Brown was born in 1940. He was a policeman in Washington, D.C., during the 1960s, an attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada along with Jack Anderson in the Las Vegas Welfare Rights Movement, a Justice of the Peace, and a Nevada, United States Attorney General under President Jimmy Carter.
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Wells, William R.
William R. Wells was born on November 28, 1936 in Georgia to Cora and Lonnie Wells. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1986 to become the Director of the College of Engineering of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In 1988, he became the Dean of the College of Engineering and he kept that position until 2001 when he returned to being a professor.
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Williams, Eugene C.
Eugene Williams was born June 15, 1944 into a musical family and grew up in Fresno, California. His mother and father were both singers, and he and his siblings grew up singing. Williams sang in the church choir before forming his own groups, the Vells and the Precision Six. Buck Ram signed Williams to the Platters in 1970, with whom he performed for eighteen years.
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Washington, Hermina, 1957-
Hermina Washington was born December 23, 1957 in Henderson, Nevada. To take advantage of emerging opportunities for African Americans, her parents migrated from Arkansas to Las Vegas, Nevada, joining several extended family members already settled in the city. Growing up during the Civil Rights Movement, Washington was surrounded by strong, inspiring role models, including her grandmother and educators.
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