Sammy and Dino Episode 2: Martin and Lewis, Sammy and Mickey and Frank
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The New Desert Alternative to Las Vegas
In los vegas, there was no such allusion that black people were part of even a corrupt power structure. Black performers were allowed to headline shows in the night clubs of the top casinos, but they weren't allowed to enter through the front door or use the elevator. Sammy Davis Jr. first encountered that town s institutionalized racism when the will maston trio was booked to perform at the l rancho hotel in 19 forty six.
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