Dentist Dr. James McMillan played a part in integrating the Strip in the 1960s and was the head of NAACP Las Vegas. McMillan was also Nevada’s first black dentist, starting his practice in Las Veg …

Dentist Dr. James McMillan played a part in integrating the Strip in the 1960s and was the head of NAACP Las Vegas. McMillan was also Nevada’s first black dentist, starting his practice in Las Vegas in 1955. (John Gurzinski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)