Alice Key: A Renaissance Woman
Dancer, journalist, community activist, and political leader, Alice Key made many contributions to Las Vegas and civil rights. Born on March 18, 1911 in Henderson, Kentucky, she moved as an infant to...
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Dr. William H. "Bob" Bailey came to Las Vegas as an entertainer at a historic hotel-casino, and stayed to make history as a civil rights pioneer and contributor to Las Vegas' transformation from a...
View ArticleCharles I. West
Nothing better describes Dr. Charles I. West's influence on Nevada and myriad accomplishments than the first line of Hank Greenspun's Where I Stand column in the Las Vegas Sun on October 10, 1984....
View ArticleDr. James B. McMillan: Committed to Freedom
A month after Dr. James B. McMillan's death on March 20, 1999, the Nevada legislature passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 49 on April 23 with the fitting conclusion that "Dr. James B.
View ArticleJ. David Hoggard, Sr.
J. David Hoggard, Sr. fell in love with Las Vegas during a short stint at Nellis Air Force Base (formerly known as the Las Vegas Army Air Corps Gunnery School) toward the end of World War II, and went...
View ArticleMabel Hoggard
Mabel Hoggard was the first black teacher employed by the Clark County School District. As a primary teacher, she taught at Westside Elementary, Matt Kelly, Highland, and C.V.T. Gilbert schools in Las...
View ArticleSarann Knight Preddy, Entrepreneur
Sarann Knight Preddy provides a unique perspective on women and gaming, as the first black woman to receive a Nevada gaming license.
View ArticleLubertha Johnson
Las Vegas community activist Lubertha Johnson was born in 1906 on a Mississippi farm, and raised by her grandmother. She had originally planned to be a teacher, but due to the Great Depression and her...
View ArticleAlice Key: A Renaissance Woman
Dancer, journalist, community activist, and political leader, Alice Key made many contributions to Las Vegas and civil rights.Born on March 18, 1911 in Henderson, Kentucky, she moved as an infant to...
View ArticleBob Bailey
Dr. William H. "Bob" Bailey came to Las Vegas as an entertainer at a historic hotel-casino, and stayed to make history as a civil rights pioneer and contributor to Las Vegas' transformation from a...
View ArticleCharles I. West
Nothing better describes Dr. Charles I. West's influence on Nevada and myriad accomplishments than the first line of Hank Greenspun's Where I Stand column in the Las Vegas Sun on October 10, 1984....
View ArticleDr. James B. McMillan: Committed to Freedom
A month after Dr. James B. McMillan's death on March 20, 1999, the Nevada legislature passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 49 on April 23 with the fitting conclusion that "Dr. James B.
View ArticleJ. David Hoggard, Sr.
J. David Hoggard, Sr. fell in love with Las Vegas during a short stint at Nellis Air Force Base (formerly known as the Las Vegas Army Air Corps Gunnery School) toward the end of World War II, and went...
View ArticleMabel Hoggard
Mabel Hoggard was the first black teacher employed by the Clark County School District. As a primary teacher, she taught at Westside Elementary, Matt Kelly, Highland, and C.V.T. Gilbert schools in Las...
View ArticleSarann Knight Preddy, Entrepreneur
Sarann Knight Preddy provides a unique perspective on women and gaming, as the first black woman to receive a Nevada gaming license.
View ArticleLubertha Johnson
Las Vegas community activist Lubertha Johnson was born in 1906 on a Mississippi farm, and raised by her grandmother. She had originally planned to be a teacher, but due to the Great Depression and her...
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