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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter scrapbook
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014).
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Dr. James B. McMillan oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. James B. McMillan conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 14, 1972 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Project. In the interview, McMillan discusses his childhood in Aberdeen, Mississippi and his parents' experience with racial discrimination. He then talks about his own experiences with racial discrimination while living in Las Vegas, Nevada. McMillan recalls his involvement with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the tension between community leaders and local politicians including Pat McCarran and John Russell. McMillan discusses integration and white power structures and how they affect the Black community in Las Vegas. Lastly, he discusses his relationship with other Black activists and figures in the community, including Dr. Charles West, Bob Bailey, Lubertha Johnson, and Mabel Hoggard.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 24, 1995
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Mabel Hoggard: scrapbook
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From the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. This scrapbook contains event programs; newspaper clippings about Mabel Hoggard; photographs of Mabel Hoggard, family, and friends; and letters to Mabel Hoggard. Items include: Mabel Hoggard Elementary School 1981 graduation program; biographical sketch of Mabel Hoggard; "Happenings: successful steps toward school integration: report #1, what's happening in Clark County School?" February 10, 1969; and Westside Council tenth meeting summary, May 27, 1969.
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