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Photograph of local UN members looking at document, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950-1969
Local Nevada U.N. Gathering, possibly at Dorothy Dorothy's home. Individuals identified from L-R: 1. Dorothy Warner, local U.N. President, 2. Dr. Charles West, the first black physician in Las Vegas, 3. Charles Kellar, attorney and later President of NAACP.
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Coleman, V. C. L., Rev. (1912-1980)
Reverend V. C. L. Coleman (1912–1980) was born in Texas and served as pastor of Second Baptist Church from 1949 to 1974, during which time he was the church’s fourth pastor. He was married to Ida Mae Hilton Coleman. Coleman was active in the NAACP, serving as a member and president of the NAACP Executive Committee.
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Verlean Whitley oral history interview
Oral history interview with Verlean Whitley conducted by Jasmine Smith on November 26, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Whitley talks about her parents and upbringing in Arkansas and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada by bus in her late teens to live with relatives. She continues discussing her marriage and work, her church and community activities, and efforts to encourage voting in the late 1960s. She also mentions her involvement with the NAACP, her concerns about the closure of F Street in 2008 and her hopes for the revitalization of the Westside community.
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