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Transcript of interview with Isadore Washington by Claytee D. White, February 7, 2008

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Narrator
Washington, Isadore
Date
2008-02-07
Description

Interview with Isadore Washington conducted by Claytee D. White on February 7, 2008. Born in Tallulah, Louisiana, Washington came to Las Vegas with his family in 1942 at the age of eight. He recalls playing with Wayne Newton when they were children and life on the Westside. Washington joined the sheriff's department after high school and became the first black deputy sheriff.

Digital ID
ohr000330
Physical Identifier
CT247 .W373 2007
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11j9b86q
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project
Interviewer
White, Claytee D.
Subject
African American police
Race relations
Place
West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
oral histories (literary works)
transcripts
Digital Project
African American Experience in Las Vegas
Citation

Isadore Washington oral history interview, 2008 February 07. OH-01923. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas

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Language

English

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