The Veterans History Project files document the efforts of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project and the National D-Day Museum to organize and plan a public history project about Native American veteran representation in the public discourse. Materials date from approximately 2002 to 2004. The subseries includes a registry for Native American service people; an interview list; notes on the process and meetings of the organization; materials about the Mississippi Band of Choctaw including journal articles, promotional materials, and a resume; Dr. Spilde’s research photographs of World War II monuments, memorials, and the National D-Day Museum; and agendas, correspondence, business cards, a button, and newspaper articles.
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Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project event roundtable conducted by Claytee D. White on January 18, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this panel event, Jean Childs, Joe Neal, Jackie Brantley, LaVerne Ligon, and Ramon Savoy discuss their early lives and explain how they arrived to Las Vegas, Nevada. Childs talks about her father’s business, the Penguin Club, and the history of African Americans in the gaming industry. She talks about her involvement with the Economic Opportunity Board (EOB) and the Head Sstart federal program. Savoy remembers the foundation of Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice and the challenges of distributing weekly publications during the late 1950s. Neal recalls his first political campaign, being a chairman for the EOB, and becoming a Nevada State Senator. Later, Brantley describes the 1971 consent decree, discrimination against African American workers in the gaming industry, and her career in hotel management. Ligon remembers her career as a dancer, being a part of an all-African American dance line, and integration in the entertainment industry.