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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Archival Collection
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Reverend Sarah Serna at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride stage at Sunset Park: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1996 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Stage at Sunset Park. (5-4-96)
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Unidentified men dancing at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1999 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Unidentified men dancing in Sunset Park.
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Unidentified entertainment on stage at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1999 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. (5-8-99) Entertainment.
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Pat Spearman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pat Spearman conducted by Lisa McAllister on March 03, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Spearman discusses her experiences in the military and becoming a minister at United Methodist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. She describes what it was like to serve in the military as a gay woman and telling church members about her sexuality. Spearman then talks about the African American gay community in Las Vegas and the intersectionality of race, class, religion, sexuality, and politics. Lastly, Spearman discusses her plans to get re-elected as a Nevada State Senator.
Archival Collection
Gay Pride celebration, 1999
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Nevada Outdoors in the gay pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Alternative Creations booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Unidentified women dancing at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Women dancing in Sunset Park.
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