black history month

The Hall-Pittman family at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Tarea Hall Pittman (far right) was the Western US Regional Director for the NAACP and played a key role in Nevada's fight for civil rights. Courtesy Tarea Hall and William Pittman Papers, MS 46, African American Museum and Library, Oakland, CA

Legends of Tahoe: The 1960 Winter Olympics and the Struggle for Civil Rights

January 16, 2023 Legends of Tahoe

The 1960 Winter Olympics marked an important first: because of the Games, it was the first time Reno was integrated as a city. While the ...