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Photograph of Sarann Knight Preddy and Senator Howard Cannon, 1979
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Archival Collection
Description
Sarran Knight Preddy, NAACP Vice President, with U.S. Senator Howard Cannon.
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Photograph of Senator Joe Neal, circa 1970s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada State Senator Joe Neal.
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Photograph of Dr. Claude Perkins, 1980
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Dr. Claude Perkins, Clark County School District Superintendent.
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Photograph of Judge Earle W. White, Jr., 1984
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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
Date
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
Date
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.
Sound
Consent Decree
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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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Audio recording clip of interview with Estralita Williams by Leon B. Green, February 13, 2013
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Estralita Williams by Leon Green on February 13, 2012. Williams discusses a sit-in by black students to participate in school events and how she accidentally became the sit-in's spokesperson.
Sound
Photograph of Estralita Williams, 2012
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photo of Estralita Williams
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