Earnest N. Bracey

The Moulin Rouge and Black Rights in Las Vegas

A History of the First Racially Integrated Hotel-Casino

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780786439928
• ISBN-10: 0786439920
• Artikelnr.: 23899512

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
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     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index