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Sherri Sullivan oral history interview
Oral history interview with Sherri Sullivan conducted by Claytee D. White on July 23, 2025 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.In this interview, Sullivan describes growing up in a family of school teachers, and becoming one herself. After about five years of teaching, she became a flight attendant with Hughes Airwest. She met her husband, William Sullivan, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He started programs like Gear UP, Upward Bound, and others working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Sherri recalls helping her husband with this work, and also serving as a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., working with Feed The Homeless Programs in Southern Nevada, and volunteering with senior citizen centers in Southern Nevada. The two were married for over 40 years until William passed away in 2023 at the age of 74.
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"Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Dream": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On George Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr. comparisons.
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"Martin and George and the American Dream, part two": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Photograph of Florence Squires, circa early 1890s
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Photograph of an unidentified woman, circa late 1800s
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Photograph of Debbie Conway with her awards for public service and community involvement, 2012
Color photograph of Debbie Conway with her involvement achievements: Public Official of the Year 2012, Eagle Award for Mobile Web Site Project.
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Harry Reid and Elizabeth Biggs: photographic print
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