Las Vegas is just like Mississippi — Mistakes Were Made

marlon mosley
7 min readFeb 15, 2023

When a person thinks of segregation in U.S. history, most think of it existing only in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee (aka the southern states.) When a person thinks of 1950s era Las Vegas, they think of the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin,) the Mob and the glitz and glamour of the era. Most people don’t know that famous black celebrities who performed…

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marlon mosley

recovering Lawyer, History buff who wants to share my knowledge with the world . To teach them lessons from our past. see all of the stories on www.mwmblog.com