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Ishman, W. Dean
W. Dean Ishman was born in Bronx, New York and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1995. In 2003, he became the President of the Las Vegas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. As president he reorganized the NAACP and put effort into recruiting more Hispanic people to the organization.
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McMillan-Arnold, Jarmilla
Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold grew up in Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. At the age of eight she moved to Las Vegas with her father Dr. James B. McMillan, who was president of the Las Vegas branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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Sarann Knight Preddy oral history interviews
Oral history interviews with Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on June 05, 1997 and March 11, 1998 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Preddy begins her interview by discussing her upbringing in Oklahoma. Preddy then talks about moving to Las Vegas in 1942 and her first job at the Cotton Club. She then discusses moving to Hawthorne, Nevada, buying her club, the Lincoln Bar, and working for the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement Colored People (NAACP). Preddy also talks about gaining gaming licenses for her establishments and about the migration patterns of the African American community in Nevada. She describes the Westside community, education, and prejudice in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lastly, Preddy describes important places and people in the Las Vegas community.
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Ishman, W. Dean
W. Dean Ishman was born in Bronx, New York and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1995. In 2003, he became the President of the Las Vegas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. As president he reorganized the NAACP and put effort into recruiting more Hispanic people to the organization.
Person
McMillan-Arnold, Jarmilla
Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold grew up in Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. At the age of eight she moved to Las Vegas with her father Dr. James B. McMillan, who was president of the Las Vegas branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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