Albert Cameron Johns

The Moulin Rouge and Black Rights in Las Vegas

• Author(s): Earnest N. Bracey

• Categories: Social Science

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2009-01-22
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• Publisher: McFarland

Originally opened in May 1955, the Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino quickly rose in popularity as Las Vegas' first racially-integrated hotel and casino. Sammy Davis, Jr., Louis Armstrong, and other A-list black singers and musicians performed at the Moulin Rouge on a regular basis, and for once they were allowed to spend the night in the same hotel where they performed. This book explains the important role that the hotel-casino played in early desegregation efforts in Las Vegas. With the Moulin Rouge as the backdrop, it provides an analysis of the evolution of race-relations in Las Vegas, including a detailed account of the landmark 1960 desegregation agreement. Finally, it examines recent efforts to rebuild and renovate the historic establishment.

National Union Catalog

• Categories: Union catalogs

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1973
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• Publisher: Unknown

Includes entries for maps and atlases.

Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals

• Author(s): Library of Congress. Copyright Office

• Categories: American literature

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1976-07
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Subject Catalog

• Author(s): Library of Congress

• Type: Book
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• Published: Unknown
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Vox Lycei 1988-1989

• Author(s): Lisgar Collegiate Institute

• Type: Book
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• Published: Unknown
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• Publisher: Lisgar Alumni Association

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