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Jan Jones oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jan Jones conducted by Dennis McBride on March 26, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Jones discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981 and describes the car dealership commercials she was involved in with Kenny Kerr in the 1980s. Jones recalls the No Hate rallies that were organized in Nevada to support gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. She then talks about the backlash she received as Mayor of Las Vegas because of her support for the gay community.
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Unidentified persons at the Aid for AIDS of Nevada booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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I.J. Travel float at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Gay Pride parade paused at Naples and Paradise Road, image 003: photographic print
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Royal Barony of the Desert Empire booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Audio recording clips of interview with Hazel Gay by Claytee D. White, December 2, 1995
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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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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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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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Second annual Gay Pride Parade check-in, image 002: photographic print
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Flex nightclub float in the third annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Crowd watching Cyndi Lauper perform at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print
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