Oral history interview with Wendell Phillips Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on October 4, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Wendell Phillips Williams discusses his childhood and education in Louisiana before moving to Las Vegas in 1977. Williams talks of his time teaching for the Clark County School District (CCSD), his radio program "Straight Talk" on KCEP's Power 88.1 radio station, the Crystal Apple Award he received as an educator from CCSD, and how he started the now-longest standing Martin Luther King Jr. parade in the United States. Williams shares his passion for Black history and education as well as the bills he championed as a Nevada State Assemblyman from 1987-2001. He also discusses the historical details of how Madison Elementary School was rebuilt and became the Wendell Phillips Williams Elementary School in 2002.
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Oral history interview with Eddie Wright Jr. and Johnie B. Wright conducted by B. Leon Green on October 6, 2012; October 13, 2012; November 16, 2012; and November 28, 2012 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Wright and Wright Jr. discuss coming to Las Vegas, Nevada and their careers as a teacher/nursing aid and a ticket agent at the local Greyhound station, respectively.
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Greg McCurdy (far right) with Metro Deputy Chief Cliff Davis and US Attorney General Janet Reno at a Las Vegas event.
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Courtney Hunt, born and raised in Las Vegas, is a co-founder of a CONVICTS a local mototorcycle club involved in community projects.
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Oral history interview with Hermina Washington conducted by B. Leon Green on March 02, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Washington discusses her career with the State of Nevada, working under different governors, and raising her three sons with her high school sweetheart. Washington also discusses her various residences on the Westside over the years, her role of church growing up, and changes of Las Vegas, Nevada as a city.
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Oral history interview with Ivory H. Blue II conducted by John Grygo on 2013 February 22 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. This oral history documents the early life of Ivory H. Blue II in Las Vegas, Nevada while growing up in the Westside projects. He also discusses his college years in the 1990s at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Oral history interview with Pamela Goynes-Brown conducted by Kane Toomer on November 26, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Goynes-Brown discusses her upbringing and describes her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her education, being involved in music, and explains why her parents decided to move to Las Vegas. Goynes-Brown recalls experiencing racism in school, her employment at Mabel Hoggard Elementary School as a music teacher, and working in the Clark County School District. Later, Goynes-Brown talks about African American community leaders in Las Vegas and serving on the City Council of North Las Vegas. Lastly, Goynes-Brown talks about the importance of voting, especially the African American community, and the development of the West Las Vegas.
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Hannah describes her love of education, being a woman of "firsts" and president of 100 Black Women. She recounts stories about growing up on the Westside and crossing paths with famous people.
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Oral history interview with Harold Hardwick Sr. conducted by Claytee D. White on September 28, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Harold Hardwick discusses life on the Westside of Las Vegas during the 1960s-1970s and his childhood home in Windsor Park. He also talks about his employment at the Sugar Hill Club owned by Bob and Anna Bailey that catered to entertainers and celebrities.
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