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Audio recording clip of interview with Lonnie G. Wright by Claytee D. White, October 23, 2009

Date

2009-10-23

Description

Part of an interview with Lonnie G. Wright by Claytee D. White on October 23, 2009. Wright describes how he started the Basketball Alumni Association to help players complete their education.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Woodrow Wilson by Gwendolyn Goodloe, February 28, 1975

Date

1975-02-28

Description

Part of an interview with Woodrow Wilson conducted by Gwendolyn Goodloe on February 28, 1975. Wilson recalls his experiences in the NAACP and the Nevada Legislature, particularly his support for equal rights in business and housing.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Cora Williams by Kathlyn E. Wilson, March 11, 1975

Date

1975-03-11

Description

Part of an interview with Cora Williams by Kathlyn E. Wilson on March 11, 1975. Williams describes early housing in West Las Vegas and explains how blacks helped each other build homes despite their inability to obtain loans.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Rev. Prentiss Walker by Bernard Timberg, January 27, 1974

Date

1974-01-27

Description

Part of an interview with Rev. Prentiss Walker conducted by Bernard Timberg on January 27, 1974. Walker describes discrimination during Hoover Dam construction and life in Las Vegas prior to segregation.

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Audio recording clips of interview with Rev. Claude H. and Stella Parson by Maurice R. Page, February 26, 1977

Date

1977-02-26

Description

Two audio clips from an interview with Stella and Rev. Claude H. Parson conducted by Maurice R. Page on February 26, 1977. As educators, the Parsons discuss the integration of schools in Las Vegas. In the clips, Rev. Parson discusses early housing development in West Las Vegas, church management, and equal opportunity progress.

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Audio recording clip from the first interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, January 24, 2006

Date

2006-01-24

Description

Part of an interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee White on January 24, 2006. Neal discusses his fight for single-seat districts in the Nevada Legislature.

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Audio recording clip from the second interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, February 7, 2006

Date

2006-02-07

Description

Part of an interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee White on February 7, 2006. Neal discusses his early work in the Nevada Legislature, including his support for restoring rights to felons and his opposition to capital punishment.

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Audio recording clip from the third interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, March 6, 2006

Date

2006-03-06

Description

Part of an interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee White on March 6, 2006. Neal discusses the cost of tourism posed by the gaming industry in Nevada and compares the low taxes on gaming profits to higher gaming taxes elsewhere.

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Audio recording clip from the fourth interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, March 24, 2006

Date

2006-03-24

Description

Part of the fourth interview with Senator Joe Neal conducted by Claytee D. White on March 24, 2006. Five interviews cover Neal's life from his birth in Mounds, Louisiana, in 1935 to his service as a local politician and community leader. Shortly after joining his family in Las Vegas, Neal served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958. Following his military service, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Neal continued his education at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago, Illinois, with postgraduate work in law. From 1973 to 2001, he served in the Nevada Legislature as the Senator from Clark County Senatorial District No. 4. In the clip, Neal comments on his experience in Nevada politics.

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Audio recording clip from the fifth interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee D. White, June 1, 2006

Date

2006-06-01

Description

Part of an interview with Senator Joe Neal by Claytee White on June 1, 2006. Neal talks about his work in local government and working to prevent fraud in the election of Aaron Williams, the first African American North Las Vegas city councilman.

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