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Transcript of interview with Ruby Amie-Pilot by Barbara Tabach and Claytee White, August 7, 2012
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Ruby Amie-Pilot moved to Las Vegas in 1952. She worked at the Desert Inn in the kitchen, was the first African American full time sales person at Sears; she also worked as a window dresser with Hazel Gay, and later owned travel agency with Esther Langston. In the interview, Ruby discusses moving to the Westside, Jackson street and housing developments, education, and her experiences with local leaders.
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Transcript of interview with Cleophis Williams by Claytee White, April 27, 2010
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In 1943, Cleophis Hill Williams was a teenager visiting her mother who had moved to Las Vegas. For most of her young life she had lived with her parents in Muskogee, Oklahoma and Paul Spur/Douglas, Arizona. The same year that she visited Las Vegas, she met her future husband Tom Williams, with whom she had nine children, all born and raised on the Westside. Tom worked construction and built their first home on G Street. For Cleophis, she focused her life on raising her children and, whenever possible, finding some precious time to read.
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Dane S. Claussen attends the 45th anniversary celebration of the American Civil Liberties Union Nevada chapter at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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David Parks attends the 45th anniversary celebration of the American Civil Liberties Union Nevada chapter at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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David Parks attends the 45th anniversary celebration of the American Civil Liberties Union Nevada chapter at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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David Parks attends the 45th anniversary celebration of the American Civil Liberties Union Nevada chapter at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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David Parks attends the 45th anniversary celebration of the American Civil Liberties Union Nevada chapter at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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Thompson, Noll Gray, 1919-2010
Noll Gray Thompson was born April 05, 1919 in Durham, North Carolina. Thompson was raised in a devout Christian household. He joined the United States Navy in 1941 and was stationed in San Francisco, California where he met his wife. They married in 1946 and remained married for 64 years. Thompson and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1989. He was a poet that wrote about protests and gay love in the Las Vegas Bugle for many years. Thompson died November 13, 2010.
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Carratelli, Susan E., 1956-
Susan E. Carratelli is a Las Vegas, Nevada resident and advocate of gay rights. She was born July 24, 1956.
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Susan and Holly Carratelli oral history interviews, 1999 June 24 and 1999 June 26. OH-00344. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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