In October of 1969 two young Black men in Las Vegas's Westside were arrested by police officers under controversial circumstances. In response\, groups of young people within this community initiated a three-day uprising\, citing their continued grievances with po lice brutality\, poverty\, and economic disenfranchisement throughout the area. Until recently\, few scholars explored the origins of the protest\, its functions\, or its consequences\, and many histories of Las Vegas leav e it out completely. Using a wide array of sources\, including oral histor ies from Westside residents\, governmental correspondence\, and newspaper reports\, Tyler D. Parry uncovers new information on this important moment in Las Vegas history.
\nLecture will be given by \;Dr. Tyler Pa rry\, an Associate Professor and Direct of African American and African Di aspora Studies Program and Interdisciplinary\, Gender\, and Ethnic Studies Department\, \;at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas
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