Archives, 1982-1997.

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Archives, 1982-1997.

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Includes administrative records which detail the origins and completion of the project such as correspondence, reports, and text for the exhibit and publication Nevada Black history: yesterday and today; biographical files on 132 contemporary Black Nevadans which may include a vita, newspaper clippings, and correspondence; correspondence, petitions, and reports regarding the effort to attain a state holiday for the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.; catalogs, newsletters, flyers, and other print sources which provide information on publications about Blacks in the U.S.; over 1,000 photographs of Nevada Black people, events, and related sites; and a videotape about Blacks in Nevada. The Nevada Black History Project was organized in 1990 to bring to light the history of the Black presence in Nevada. It was co-sponsored by the Northern Nevada Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Committee and the Northern Nevada Black Cultural Awareness Society. Dr. Elmer Rusco was the project director. Products included a traveling exhibit with an historical thrust; a videotape on the subject; a publication, Nevada Black history: yesterday and today: 1992 and 1997, which focused on the achievements of contemporary Black Nevadans; and an archive of photographs.

2 cu. ft. + 1000 photographs + 1 videotape.

University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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Rusco, Elmer R.

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Elmer R. Rusco received his academic training in political science. He attended the University of Kansas, receiving his B.A. in 1951, and his M.A. in 1952. He continued his schooling at the University of California, Berkeley, earning his Ph.D. in 1960. His doctoral dissertation entitled, Machine politics, California model : Arthur H. Samish and the alcoholic industry won the annual award of Western Political Science Association for 1961. He received a grant from the Eagleton Institute of Politic...

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Nevada Black History Project.

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