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Transcript of Interview with Eddie & Johnie Wright

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Narrator
Wright, Eddie, Jr.
Wright, Johnie B.
Date
2012-11-16
2012-11-28
2012-10-06 to 2013-10-13
Description

Eddie & Johnie Wright met met, married in 1957, and raised their family in Las Vegas. Johnie arrived in Las Vegas in 1941, teaching first grade at the Westside school, eventually becoming a nurses aide. Eddie came to Las Vegas from Arkansas, and became the first black ticket agent at the local Greyhound station.

Digital ID
ohr000473
Physical Identifier
F850.N4 W75 2012
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1kd1tm33
Details
Contributor
Contributor: African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project
Subject
African American men
African American women
Brownie Girl Scouts
Automobile mechanics
African American nurses
African American businesspeople
Place
Berkley Square
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

Eddie Wright Jr. and Johnie B. Wright oral history interview, 2012 October 06; 2012 October 13; 2012 November 16; 2012 November 28. OH-02434. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Arc

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Language

English

Format
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