Transcript of Interview with Andrew Brewer, July 1, 2009
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Brewer, Andrew White, Claytee D
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Andrew Brewer became Las Vegas NAACP president in 2008.An Interview with Andrew Brewer 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, including birth place, military service, jobs in Carrollton, GA, and Dayton, OH; living and working in New York City, 1962-2000; bus driver for 21 years; searching for new place to live after wife passed; tried Atlanta and Durham, SC; visited Las Vegas and liked it 1-3 Runs into old friend Dean Ishman on Lake Mead Blvd; recalls their participation in civil service basketball league and golfing; mentions chairing golf tournament committee to raise money for Friends of Hale House; Dean, president of NAACP, offered Andrew a chance to get involved by chairing a golf tournament to help raise money; tournament included such notables as PGA pro Leo Lieutenant, Richard Steele of boxing, and Wilson Garcia, referee 4-5 Dean Ishman quit NAACP dueAndrew "Andy" Brewer gives a thumbnail sketch of his background through high school in La Grange, Georgia, his military service and attempts to get a job after his release, and his experiences in New York City. He shares that after working in a factory, running a driving school, and working with Trasher as a porter, he ended up as a bus driver for 21 years. After his wife passed away in 1999, Andy was searching for somewhere to retire. He tried the South...
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