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Transcript of interview with Hattie Canty by Claytee D. White, February 27, 1998

Date

1998-02-27

Description

Interview with Hattie Canty conducted by Claytee D. White on February 27, 1998. Hattie Canty worked as a hotel maid and was elected president of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 during the 1990s.

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Transcript of interview with Tyrone Williams by Claytee D. White, August 25, 2006

Date

2006-08-25

Description

Interview with Tyrone Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 25, 2006. Williams began working at UNLV in 1978 and became the facilities supervisor.

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Transcript of interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy by Claytee D. White, November 28, 2004

Date

2004-11-28

Description

Interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on November 28, 2004. Duncan moved to Las Vegas in 1977, worked with Nevada Motion Picture Services, and owned a travel agency. She started a black heritage tour of Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Monroe Williams by Claytee D. White, August 15, 2000

Date

2000-08-15

Description

Interview with Monroe Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 15, 2000. Williams was one of the first black firefighters in 1963, later becoming involved in real estate. He and his wife, Brenda Williams, were community leaders.

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Transcript of interview with Paul Pradia by Claytee D. White, July 13, 2010

Date

2010-07-13

Description

Interview with Paul Pradia conducted by Claytee D. White on July 13, 2010. Pradia, who moved to Las Vegas in 1995, teaches golf and is a board member of 1st Tee of Southern Nevada and the Nevada Senior Games, working to promote women golfers. He remains an active member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

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Transcript of interview with Lonnie G. Wright by Claytee D. White, October 23, 2009

Date

2009-10-23

Description

Interview with Lonnie G. Wright conducted by Claytee D. White on October 23, 2009. Wright played basketball at UNLV and became a successful local educator and businessman. His grandmother worked as a maid for prominent Las Vegans.

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Transcript of interview with David Washington by Claytee D. White, March 18, 2009

Date

2009-03-18

Description

Interview with David Washington conducted by Claytee D. White on March 18, 2009. Washington began his career as a firefighter in 1974. In 2001, he became the first African American fire chief for the City of Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Woodrow Wilson by Gwendolyn Goodloe, February 28, 1975

Date

1975-02-28

Description

Interview with Woodrow Wilson conducted by Gwendolyn Goodloe on February 28, 1975. Wilson worked at the Basic Magnesium plant and became the first black elected to the Nevada Assembly in 1966. He served as president of the NAACP in 1951, and was a co-founder of Westside Federal Credit Union.

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Transcript of interview with Cora Williams by Kathlyn E. Wilson, March 11, 1975

Date

1975-03-11

Description

Interview with Cora Williams conducted by Kathlyn E. Wilson on March 11, 1975. Born in Louisiana in 1930, Williams arrived in Las Vegas in 1952. She began working as a hotel maid and later owned a beauty shop. Williams discusses the NAACP and housing discrimination.

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Transcript of interview with Rev. Prentiss Walker by Bernard Timberg, January 27, 1974

Date

1974-01-27

Description

Interview with Rev. Prentiss Walker conducted by Bernard Timberg on January 27, 1974. Born on an Oklahoma Indian Reservation in 1910, Walker arrived in Las Vegas in 1933 in hopes of working on Hoover Dam construction. After working in various jobs, he became ordained as a Baptist minister. Walker discusses job discrimination and living "uptown."

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