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The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and RepositoriesCivil rightsRepository: University of Nevada, Reno. Oral History Program Collection Description (Extant): During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, the situation in Nevada reflected, to a certain extent, what was going on in the rest of the country. Referred to by some as the "Mississippi of the West," the state experienced its own growing pains during that era, with boycotts (actual or threatened), protests, the forming of organizations, and lawsuits. While there were civil rights proponents in other parts of Nevada, much of this activity took place in the southern part of the state, where a strong NAACP chapter and equally strong leaders worked to desegregate many aspects of life, from housing and employment to education. They were assisted in large part by Governor Grant Sawyer, who used his power and influence to push the cause of civil rights at the state level between 1959 and 1965. Topics addressed in this module include: Collection URL: http://oralhistory.unr.edu/civmain.html Digital Status: Partial Language: English Interviewees: John Cahlan, Clarence Ray, Morton Saiger, Lubertha Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, Milos Begovich, Yvonne Davis, James McMillan, Mary Hill Fulstone, George Ullom, Art Smith, Grant Sawyer, Eva Simmons, Barbara Bennett, Ralph Denton, Jim Slattery, Fred Settlemeyer, Jean Ford, Stan Davis Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights Subjects:African American entertainers Genres:Interviews |
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