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Transcript of interview with Sarann Knight by Yvonne Hunter, July 16, 1975
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Sarann Knight [Preddy] conducted by Yvonne Hunter on July 16, 1975. Preddy moved to Hawthorne, Nevada, in the 1940s, becoming a business owner and president of the NAACP. Later she moved to Las Vegas, where she served as a community activist and worked as one of the first black 21-dealers.
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Transcript of interview with Lucille Bryant by Claytee D. White, December 13, 1995
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Lucille Bryant conducted by Claytee D. White on December 13, 1995. Moving to Las Vegas in 1953 from Tallulah, Louisiana, Bryant worked in the housekeeping departments of the Algiers Hotel, the Silver Slipper, the Sands, and the Stardust. Bryant provides an overview of pre-Civil Rights era conditions in Tallulah and Las Vegas including housing, schools, and working conditions as well as her experiences with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226.
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Transcript of interview with Jackie Brantley by Claytee D. White, October 27, 1996
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Jackie Brantley conducted by Claytee D. White on October 27, 1996. Born in Las Vegas following World War II, Brantley grew up on the Westside. Beginning as a public relations specialist for Desert Inn Hotel and Casino, Brantley later worked as a model and supported the development of Nucleus Business Plaza.
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Photograph of William Fountain, Marcia Washington's father, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Sepia photograph of Marcia Washington's father, William Fountain, U.S. Army, 1946
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Photograph of Marica Washington, 2007
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Archival Collection
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Color portrait photograph of Marcia Washington as President of the Nevada State Board of Education, January 2007.
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Photograph of Debbie Conway receiving a Community Achievement Award, 2002
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of Debbie Conway receiving a Community Achievement Award from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
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Photograph of Eddie and Johnie Wright, 1991.
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Eddie and Johnie Wright.
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Series of two Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis with the Charles I. West Middle School Band
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Archival Collection
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Series of two color Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis with her students in the band room.
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Series of three photographs of Marzette Lewis supporting the Charles I. West Middle School Booster Club in the Martin Luther King Parade
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Archival Collection
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Series of three color photographs of Marzette Lewis riding in a convertible during the Martin Luther King Parade to promote the Charles West Middle School Booster Club.
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