The Moulin Rouge and Black Rights in Las Vegas: A History of the First Racially Integrated Hotel-Casino - Softcover

Bracey, Earnest N.

 
9780786439928: The Moulin Rouge and Black Rights in Las Vegas: A History of the First Racially Integrated Hotel-Casino
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786439920 ISBN 13: 9780786439928
Verlag: McFarland, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Earnest N. Bracey is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and is a professor of political science and African American history at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas.

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Verlag
McFarland
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0786439920
ISBN 13 
9780786439928
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
228
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