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Transcript of interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette by Shannon Smith, February 26, 1980

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Interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette conducted by Shannon Smith on February 26, 1980. Lockette moved to Nevada to be an elementary school teacher and an early childhood education professor at UNLV. She reviews the evolution of education in Las Vegas from the 1950s through the 1980s.An Interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette An Oral History Conducted by Shannon Smith African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project Oral History Research Center at UNLV University Libraries University of Nevada Las Vegas i ©African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2012 COMMUNITY PARTNERS Henderson Libraries Las Vegas Clark County Public Libraries Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries Weiner-Rogers Law Library at William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas Las Vegas National Bar Association Vegas PBS Clark County Museum Produced by: The Oral History Research Center at UNLV - University Libraries Director: Claytee D. White Project Manager: Barbara Tabach Transcriber: Kristin Hicks Interviewers, Editors and Project Assistants: Barbara Tabach, Claytee D. White, B. Leon Green, John Grygo, and Delores Brownlee. ii The recorded IntervIn 1949, there were no speed limits to slow Agnes Lockette's daily drive from Boulder City into Las Vegas. She would wave at the police officer as she made her way into Las Vegas to teach. Though her husband, Emory Lockette, had promised their stay would only be a couple of years, Agnes settled in, raised a family and...
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