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Photograph of Senator Paul Laxalt and Claude Perkins, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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Archival Collection
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(L-R) U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt, Claude Perkins, and an unidentified man and a party honoring Bonnie Gragson.
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Photograph of Sarann Knight Preddy, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Portrait photograph of Sarann Knight Preddy.
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Photograph of Sarann Knight Preddy and Senator Howard Cannon, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Sarran Knight Preddy, NAACP Vice President, with U.S. Senator Howard Cannon.
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Photograph of Senator Joe Neal, circa 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Nevada State Senator Joe Neal.
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Photograph of Dr. Claude Perkins, 1980
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Archival Collection
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Dr. Claude Perkins, Clark County School District Superintendent.
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Photograph of Judge Earle W. White, Jr., 1984
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Archival Collection
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Judge Earle W. White, Jr., believed to be the first African-American Deputy Public Defender in Nevada.
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Photograph of Aaron Williams, 1972
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Archival Collection
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Aaron Williams, the first African American to be elected to the Clark County Commission in 1972.
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Photograph of the dedication of Tom Williams Park, North Las Vegas, April, 1967
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Archival Collection
Description
The dedication of Tom Williams Park in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (L-R) Rev. Aubrey Walley, Methodist Church, Hal Fincher, North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Board, Dorothy Booth; Councilman Jack Petitti; Theron Goynes, North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Board; Father James Shehy, the Catholic priest who gave the prayer.
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Audio recording clip from Interview with Barbara Kirkland
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Barbara Kirkland by Claytee White on November 12, 2004. Kirkland discusses the growth of the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority since 1960 and the different projects and scholarships they have worked on throughout the years.
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Consent Decree
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Consent decree alleged a series of violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiffs who signed agreed to adhere to hire blacks for a 12% of all jobs.
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