The Moulin Rouge and Black rights in Las Vegas : a history of the first racially integrated hotel-casino /
History of the first racially integrated hotel-casino
Earnest N. Bracey.
- 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- In the Beginning -- The Inevitability of Interracial Socialization in Las Vegas -- The Main Event -- After the Lights and Fanfare -- The New Business Acquisition -- The Persistence of Cultural, Racial and Religious Barriers -- The Desegregation Agreement -- Hot Times in the City -- Blacks Need Not Apply Here -- The Black Political Revolution in Las Vegas -- The Significance of Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement -- A Lack of Economic Security and Opportunity -- The End of an Era -- The Power Brokers and a Raw Deal -- Economic Discrimination and Education -- A Dream Deferred Forever -- The Beginning of the End -- The Walls Come Tumbling Down -- The New Black Entrepreneurs -- Reflections on a Place and Time -- Conclusion -- Postscript. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
"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.