In The News: Oral History Research Center

Four years before the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee 鈥 50 years ago Wednesday 鈥 Las Vegas shared in his historic legacy.

Four years before the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee 鈥 50 years ago Wednesday 鈥 Las Vegas shared in his historic legacy.

In early 1960, Dr. James McMillan penned a letter to then-Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson demanding that the city integrate.

The historic African-American neighborhood in Las Vegas known as the Westside sits at a crossroads 鈥 literally and figuratively.

The roots of the Las Vegas Westside 鈥 the historically black neighborhood near downtown 鈥 predate the city鈥檚 1905 founding.

Es nuestro turno ahora. Translation:鈥淚t鈥檚 our turn now.鈥 Say gracias to 性视界传媒.

Scores of Las Vegas Valley residents are expected to take in the sights and sounds of the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Monday.

The four boys were ready for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. One tipped his blue plastic hat and grasped a banner bearing a picture of the civil rights leader and peace activist.