Marzette Lewis, a community activist who led the 2012 Fix Our Schools campaign in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Alma talks about the 2-3 day long car ride from Tallulah, LA to Las Vegas in 1952.
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Interview with Hazel Gay conducted by Claytee D. White on December 2, 1995. Hazel and her husband Jimmy Gay moved to Las Vegas in 1946, becoming leaders in the African American community during the civil rights era.
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A portion of the congregation at 2nd Baptist church with Bishop C. C. Cox presiding. Civil rights rally
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Transcribed from attachment on the back of the photo: "Sands Hotel before 1962 left to right Dr. James B. McMillan, Dr. Charles I. West, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mons. James B. Empey, Pastor of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Presenting an "Award of Merit and honorary fellowship" to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Will Maston trio from the George Washington Carver Memorial Institute of Washington, D. D. for outstanding contributions to the arts, humanities, and better race relations."
Sands Hotel and Casino: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Full edition of the October 20, 1983 issue of the Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice.
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