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Sammie Armstrong oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03152

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sammie Armstrong conducted by Claytee D. White on March 08, 2017 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Armstrong discusses his early life in Camden, Arkansas and growing up working on a farm. He recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963, and describes the Westside at that time. Armstrong talks about the businesses on Jackson Street, churches on the Westside, and integration in Las Vegas. Later, Armstrong discusses co-founding a transportation business in the early 1980s, Ray & Ross Transport, and providing transportation for Nevada Test Site employees. Lastly, Armstrong talks about growing his business into one of the largest bus companies in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photographic slide of people at Tule Springs, Nevada, October 2, 1962

Date

1962-10-02

Description

John Mawby, Dick Shutter, Jr., Walt Stein, J.D. Clark, and Roger Morrison after the discovery of the first flake with charcoal. Site #1 (Flake Site) at Tule Springs.

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