Clyde Carson Cox moved to Las Vegas with his wife and daughter in 1941. He was a leading figure in Las Vegas’ African-American community for 28 years.
At an early age, he became interested in the ministry and devoted his life to that work, receiving a Bachelor of Theology degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Trinity Hall College and Seminary in Illinois.
In Las Vegas, he was named pastor of the local church, which he first built on F Street. The first service consisted of six members and grew to a congregation of more than 450 members. He provided West Las Vegas residents with community information sources, mail service, employment information, and water service as a result of the new church.
Cox was named to the Las Vegas City Planning Board, the Juvenile Justice Commission, and the Clark County School District’s (CCSD) committee of 100 on integration.
Clyde C. Cox Elementary School opened in 1986.
