Benny Louis Figgins was born November 27, 1943. He began working for Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on its grand opening on August 6, 1966 as a custodian, then as a table dealer for games including blackjack. He left the company briefly near the beginning of his employment, but returned in April 1967 and is currently still working.

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Genealogy files about "Benny Louis Figgins." Accessed on May 29, 2020 on familysearch.org

Jesse D. Scott was born March 3, 1920 in Ethel, Louisiana. Scott moved to Los Angeles and was urged to get involved in the local NAACP. As chairman of the Labor and Industry Committee, he found that he could make a difference. Rev. Scott's commitment in California, which included presidency of the West Side branch and field officer for the West Coast region, ended in 1970. He was offered a position in the Las Vegas branch and eventually hired on as executive director.

Diane Guinn was a State of Nevada Division of State Welfare and Supportive Services worker who worked assisted Ruby Duncan in developing Operation Life in 1972, a nonprofit organization that promoted welfare reform in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born on April 5, 1949 in Seattle, Washington, and later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952. Her mother, Louise Canon, was a cashier in restaurants and a manager in dress stores, while her father, Doug Canon, was a bartender. Guinn married Frank Guinn, an electrical foreman, on 1972 in Las Vegas.