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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Archival Collection
Description
Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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The third annual Gay Pride parade paused by a train: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Third annual Gay Pride Parade lining up: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Las Vegas: Gay "Las Vegas New Times", June 24, 1993
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Lee Plotkin Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Unidentified people at the Nevada Outdoors booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Danny Zeiszler holding a rainbow flag at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Second Flex nightclub float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Train stops the third annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Unidentified float in the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Audio recording clips of interview with Hazel Gay by Claytee D. White, December 2, 1995
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Archival Collection
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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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