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… And the many moments of racial tension amid segregation in Southern Nevada that came before it.
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The Historic Westside of Las Vegas is often forgotten. Still, the neighborhood is a pivotal part of the city’s history, specifically the uprising of 1969 and its role in the civil rights movement.
The Historic Westside of Las Vegas is often forgotten. Still, the neighborhood is a pivotal part of the city's history, specifically the uprising of 1969 and its role in the civil rights movement.
Although segregation in Las Vegas ended in 1960, UNLV Associate Professor of African-American and African Diaspora Studies Tyler Parry says that discrimination, racism and police brutality all contributed to tensions within the African-American community.
During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, uprisings and protests happened in urban areas across the country as Black Americans fought to end discrimination and racial segregation. During this time, residents in the Historic Westside of Las Vegas also joined that fight.
On Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m., join PH.D. Tyler D. Parry from UNLV at the Clark County Museum Railroad Depot as he explores the origins of the protests, its functions, or its consequences, and many histories of Las Vegas left it out completely.
The Clark County Museum will host a presentation by Professor Tyler D. Parry on February 6, focusing on the 1969 Uprising in Las Vegas's Historic Westside.
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