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Hoggard, David, Jr.
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Born Jeremiah David Hoggard Jr. (September 4th, 1934 - March 20th 2009), son of J. David Hoggard and step son of Verlia Davis Hoggard, moved to Las Vegas in 1942 after his birth mother had passed away. He graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1952. He worked at the Community College of Southern Nevada (currently College of Southern Nevada or CSN) as the dean of several departments before retiring in 1994.
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Hoggard, J. David, 1914-2001
Jeremiah David Wright Hoggard was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on November 25, 1914. As a child, his parents would take him to National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) meetings, and he joined the organization before serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. In 1945, he was transferred to Nellis Air Force Base. By the next year, Hoggard moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his two sons after being recently widowed.
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Moody, Herman, 1924-2023
The first African American police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Chairman of the Men's Progressive League.
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Hoggard, Mabel, 1905-1989
Mabel Hoggard was the first licensed African-American educator in Nevada. Hoggard taught primarily first and second grade at various elementary schools throughout Clark County, Nevada from 1946 until her retirement in 1970. The schools she taught at included Westside Elementary, Matt Kelly Elementary, Highland Elementary, and C.V.T. Gilbert Elementary, all located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Nelson, Raymond (Faculty member at Kit Carson Elementary School)
Faculty member at Kit Carson Elementary School.
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Miller, Mary (Faculty member at Kit Carson Elementary School)
Faculty member at Kit Carson Elementary School.
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Hoggard, Verlia Davis
Verlia Davis Hoggard was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from A.M.&N. College (now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) in 1957. She moved to Las Vegas in 1962 and served as Director of Welfare for 32 years. An active community leader, she was involved with the Top Ladies of Distinction, Links, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Women's Democratic Club, the Las Vegas Chapter of the NAACP, and the Clark County Library Board.
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