Las Vegas Stories
The Great Migration and the Making of Black Las Vegas
Thursday, March 07
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Clark County Library
Paul C. Blau TheatreA lecture series that examines the history of our city and the people, places, and things that make Vegas our home.
Between 1910-1970 roughly 6 million African Americans left their homes throughout the South to rebuild their lives in states throughout the North and the West. Escaping segregation and an exploitative labor regime, Black people often sought work in urban centers outside the boundaries of the Jim Crow South. This presentation by Tyler Parry, Associate Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at UNLV, adds to the broader story of the Great Migration by focusing upon Las Vegas, highlighting how southern Nevada’s unique economic circumstances attracted Black people seeking better opportunities, alongside the ways in which the African American community continued the fight for Civil Rights in the desert city.
Free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and may be limited. For more information call, please call 702.507.3459.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | Community Events |
Clark County Library
| Mon, May 25 | Closed |
| (Memorial Day ) | |
| Tue, May 26 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, May 27 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, May 28 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, May 29 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, May 30 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, May 31 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Originally opening in 1966 as a three-room library within the Airport Annex building, the Clark County Library moved in 1967 to a storefront. In 1971, the library moved again to its current location using deeded land from the County and with money awarded by the Max C. Fleishman Foundation. The building went on to have two remodels: one completed in 1986, and the second completed in 1994, which resulted in the three-story, 120,000-square-foot building it is today. This redesign notably included a 399-seat theater and an 80-seat black box theater/dance studio. The Library District also added the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, which provides a place for teens to explore and master new technologies and digital skills.
