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“TO HONOR NEVADA CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER BOB BAILEY” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E875-E876 on May 29, 2014.
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TO HONOR NEVADA CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER BOB BAILEY
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HON. STEVEN A. HORSFORD
of nevada
in the house of representatives
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to honor Nevada civil rights leader Bob Bailey, who passed away on Saturday.
Bob was a tireless advocate for equality in Nevada.
In the `50s and `60s, Vegas was as segregated as the Deep South. Bob saw injustice all around him and became a staunch advocate for equality.
He worked with Governor Grant Sawyer to investigate discrimination in employment, and he served as the first chairman of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission. His work helped desegregate hotel-casinos under the Nevada Civil Rights Act of 1965.
Bob later served as the president of Nevada Economic Development Company, which helped minority-owned businesses, and in 1990 he was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to serve as Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency.
Bob Bailey opened the doors for thousands of African-Americans in Las Vegas, including myself. He will be missed, and we will remember his legacy.
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