The Moulin Rouge and Black rights in Las Vegas : a history of the first racially integrated hotel-casino / Earnest N. Bracey.
Material type: TextPublisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0786439920
- 9780786439928
- History of the first racially integrated hotel-casino
- 647.9409793135 22
- TX941.M69 B73 2009
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 647.9409793135 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A432240B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. In the Beginning -- 2. The Inevitability of Interracial Socialization in Las Vegas -- 3. The Main Event -- 4. After the Lights and Fanfare -- 5. The New Business Acquisition -- 6. The Persistence of Cultural, Racial and Religious Barriers -- 7. The Desegregation Agreement -- 8. Hot Times in the City -- 9. Blacks Need Not Apply Here -- 10. The Black Political Revolution in Las Vegas -- 11. The Significance of Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement -- 12. A Lack of Economic Security and Opportunity -- 13. The End of an Era -- 14. The Power Brokers and a Raw Deal -- 15. Economic Discrimination and Education -- 16. A Dream Deferred Forever -- 17. The Beginning of the End -- 18. The Walls Come Tumbling Down -- 19. The New Black Entrepreneurs -- 20. Reflections on a Place and Time -- Conclusion -- Postscript.
"This book is a comprehensive history of the Moulin Rouge, explaining the important role that the hotel-casino played in early desegregation efforts in Las Vegas"--Provided by publisher.
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