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Transcript of interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy by Claytee D. White, November 28, 2004

Date
2004-11-28
Description

Interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on November 28, 2004. Duncan moved to Las Vegas in 1977, worked with Nevada Motion Picture Services, and owned a travel agency. She started a black heritage tour of Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Monroe Williams by Claytee D. White, August 15, 2000

Date
2000-08-15
Description

Interview with Monroe Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 15, 2000. Williams was one of the first black firefighters in 1963, later becoming involved in real estate. He and his wife, Brenda Williams, were community leaders.

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Transcript of interview with Paul Pradia by Claytee D. White, July 13, 2010

Date
2010-07-13
Description

Interview with Paul Pradia conducted by Claytee D. White on July 13, 2010. Pradia, who moved to Las Vegas in 1995, teaches golf and is a board member of 1st Tee of Southern Nevada and the Nevada Senior Games, working to promote women golfers. He remains an active member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

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Transcript of interview with Lonnie G. Wright by Claytee D. White, October 23, 2009

Date
2009-10-23
Description

Interview with Lonnie G. Wright conducted by Claytee D. White on October 23, 2009. Wright played basketball at UNLV and became a successful local educator and businessman. His grandmother worked as a maid for prominent Las Vegans.

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Transcript of interview with David Washington by Claytee D. White, March 18, 2009

Date
2009-03-18
Description

Interview with David Washington conducted by Claytee D. White on March 18, 2009. Washington began his career as a firefighter in 1974. In 2001, he became the first African American fire chief for the City of Las Vegas.

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Transcript of interview with Woodrow Wilson by Gwendolyn Goodloe, February 28, 1975

Date
1975-02-28
Description

Interview with Woodrow Wilson conducted by Gwendolyn Goodloe on February 28, 1975. Wilson worked at the Basic Magnesium plant and became the first black elected to the Nevada Assembly in 1966. He served as president of the NAACP in 1951, and was a co-founder of Westside Federal Credit Union.

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"Some Effects of Repression Films of Hollywood's Golden Age on the Civil Rights Movement": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date
1970 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)
Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.

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"The Movies and the Civil Rights Movement: Some Possible Influences": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date
1970 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)
Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.

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"Falsehoods, Fallacies and Fakery": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

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1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Dumas, Tamarillo, and Afrocentric history curriculum.

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"Perspective": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

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1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)
Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On disappointment, surviving, and going forward.

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