Transcript of Interview with Marion Bennett, July 2, 2009
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Bennett, Marion D., Sr White, Claytee D
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Marion Bennett has served twice as local NAACP President. He also talks about the integration of casinos, schools, and housing. Marion has been the pastor for Zion Methodist for over 40 years.An Interview with Marion Bennett An Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Oral History Research Center at UNLV University Libraries University of Nevada Las Vegas Table of Contents Background information, including education through Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA; recruited as pastor of Zion Methodist Church, 1960; served 44 years; NAACP involvement began with first church appointment in York, SC; worked with NAACP leaders in Las Vegas, including J. David Hoggard, Jim Anderson, Woodrow Wilson, Lubertha Johnson, Dr. Charles West, and Clarence Ray; mention of Bill Stevens, first black pastor for Zion Methodist, 1947; became president of NAACP, 1963-1967; preceded by Donald Clark and Jim Anderson; followed by Charles Keller and Eleanor Walker; president again around 1970 (two years) 1-4 Martin Luther King, Jr., keynote speaker at Freedom Fund dinner, 1964; A1 Bramlet pressured to hire blacks for hotel jobs; black wReverend Marion Bennett provides details of the NAACP's historic involvement in the integration of casinos and other businesses, schools, and housing. He was hired as pastor of Zion Methodist Church in 1960 and served in that capacity for 44 years. Through the years, Reverend Bennett served twice as president of the NAACP and worked with such notables as J. David Hoggard, Lubertha Johnson, and Woodrow Wilson. He recalls the...
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