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Gay Pride parade paused at Naples and Paradise Road, image 002: photographic print
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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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Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Alicia Montgomery at the Community Counseling Center booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Unidentified woman at the Community Counseling Center booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Tabitha Krast, Beth Fraley, and Debbie Lujan at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Gay Pride parade paused at Naples and Paradise Road, image 001: photographic print
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Mass holy union ceremony performed at Gay pride, image 004: photographic print
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Mass holy union ceremony performed at Gay pride, image 003: photographic print
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Metropolitan Community Church Youth Ministry booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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