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Las Vegas African American Community Conversations, Part 1: Migration, Work, and Community Emergence: video
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Archival Collection
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The Las Vegas African American Community Conversations is a four part, one hour round table conversation with local Las Vegans. They share their powerful stories and great history, with topics ranging from “Migration, Civil Rights, Education, Church, Entertainment and the Early Legal Community”. Part One: A conversation about “Early Migration, Work and Community Emergence”. MODERATOR- Trish Geran ( Author/Community Activist) PANELISTS- Lucille Bryant (Community Activist) Jackie Brantley (Former Director-Office of Governor Kenny Guinn) Hannah Brown (Urban Chamber of Commerce) David L. Washington (1st Black Chief of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department) Brenda J. Williams (President-Westside School Alumni Foundation)
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Las Vegas African American Community Conversations, Part 4: Early African American Legal Community: video
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Archival Collection
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The Las Vegas African American Community Conversations is a four part, one hour round table conversation with local Las Vegans. They share their powerful stories and great history, with topics ranging from “Migration, Civil Rights, Education, Church, Entertainment and the Early Legal Community”. Part Four: A conversation about “ Early African American Legal Community” MODERATOR- Rachel Anderson (Professor-UNLV Boyd School of Law) PANELISTS- Michael L. Douglas (Justice-Supreme Court of Nevada) Karen Bennett (Justice- Las Vegas Justice Court) Booker Evans (Greenberg Traurig, LLP) John R. Bailey ( Attorney/Managing Partner Bailey Kennedy) Timothy C. Williams (Justice-District Court)
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter standards committee minutes and reports
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Archival Collection
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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Group portrait photograph at the NAACP dinner, February, 1974
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Archival Collection
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Black and white group portrait photograph of the NAACP dinner, February 1974. Seated at right is Nevada Governor Mike O'Callaghan; next to him is Mrs. Eleanor Walker; standing at left is Lt. Governor Harry Reid. The other two men are Jesse Scott and James Tyree.
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Group photograph at the City of North Las Vegas development site of Valley View Park, August 16, 1965
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Archival Collection
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Black and white group photograph at the City of North Las Vegas development site of Valley View Park. From left to right: Eloya McSwain, Sammye Blankes, Charlene McSwain, S/Sgt. Andrew McSwain, and Raymond Blankes.
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Photograph of the City of North Las Vegas Oath of Office Ceremony, January 15, 1973
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Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of the City of North Las Vegas Oath of Office Ceremony, January 15, 1973, showing Mayor C. R. Cleland (left), Councilman Theron H. Goynes (center), and Councilman James K. Seastrand (third from right).
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Photograph of the Prentiss Walker Pool groundbreaking ceremony
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for Prentiss Walker Pool in North Las Vegas. Left to right: Judge Ray Daines, Councilpersons Brenda Price, Theron Goynes, Mary Kincaid, and Mayor James Seastrand.
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Photograph of Ruby Duncan, circa 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Ruby Duncan, president of the Clark County Welfare Rights Organization who led nationally publicized marches on the Las Vegas Strip in 1971.
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Photograph of Ruby Duncan, October 4, 1981
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Archival Collection
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Ruby Duncan, president of the Clark County Welfare Rights Organization who led nationally publicized marches on the Las Vegas Strip in 1971.
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Photograph of Senator Paul Laxalt and Claude Perkins, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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Archival Collection
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(L-R) U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt, Claude Perkins, and an unidentified man and a party honoring Bonnie Gragson.
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