Category: Activism

• A History of the City Interracial Committee

  

  This is the history of the City Interracial Committee, an attempt by youth in the 1930s to overcome segregation in Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 14, 2022

  20th century, Activism, Black organizations, Black people, Churches, Civil Rights Movement, culture, Education, historic preservation, Organizations, Segregation

• A History of Police Brutality in Omaha

  

  This article is a history of police brutality in Omaha, Nebraska, from 1887 to present.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 14, 2022

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Activism, African Americans, Black people, Civil Rights Movement, crime, economics, government, history, Lost history, Near North Side, North Omaha, Omaha Police Department, Poindexter and we Langa, Politics, poverty, Race riot, racism, schools, Segregation, society, White people

• A History of Relations between Jews and African Americans in Omaha

  

  This is a history of relations between Black people and Jews in Omaha, Nebraska. It details instances, occasions, places and spaces where the Jewish community interacted with the Black community in the city.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 29, 2021

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 24th and Lake, Activism, African Americans, Black people, Black politicians, Black spaces and places, business, Civil Rights Movement, culture, economics, Europeans, Historic districts, historic preservation, history, History of Nebraska, Immigrants, industry, Jewish, Lake Street, Legislators, Near North Side, North 16th Street, North 24th Street, Politics, poverty, Race riot, racism, religion, Segregation, wealthy, White flight, White people

• Biography of Rev. Russel Taylor

  

  A musician, educator and minister committed to Black power, Rev. Russel Taylor was a powerful leader in North Omaha. This is his story.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 6, 2020

  20th century, Activism, biography, Black churches, Black leader, Black ministers, Black spaces and places, Civil Rights Movement, Demolished buildings, historic preservation, Near North Side, Presbyterian, religion, Segregation

• A Biography of Amos P. Scruggs

  

  Amos Potter Scruggs (1875-1946) was a popular African American attorney and government official in Omaha from 1908 to 1934.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  September 9, 2020

  21st century, Activism, biography, Black politicians, Carter Lake, Law, Officials, Politics

• Notable African American Women in Omaha History

  Black women in Omaha have done all kinds of work as mothers, businesswomen, teachers, ministers, politicians, and in other roles to make the community great. This is a history of some of the notable African American women in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  August 27, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Activism, Americans, biography, Black athletes, Black businesspeople, Black leader, Black people, Black politicians, Education, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Legislators, Lost history, society

• A Biography of Rev. Anna R. Woodbey

  

  One woman from North Omaha made it her life’s work to ban the demon’s spirit, juice, sauce, hooch, vino, and liquid courage from everywhere, all the time. This is a biography of Anna R. Woodbey.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 23, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, Activism, biography, Black leader, Black politicians, historic preservation, Lost history, Organizations, Politics, racism

• A Biography of Harrison J. Pinkett

  

  This is a biography of North Omaha lawyer, Civil Rights activist and leader Harrison J. Pinkett (1882-1960).

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 10, 2019

  20th century, Activism, biography, Black people, Civil Rights Movement, historic preservation, Law, NAACP, Politics, Race riot, racism

• A History of the Lake-Charles Community Organization

  

  This is a history of a short-lived neighborhood association with a long shadow over the history of the Near North Side neighborhood.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 9, 2019

  20th century, Activism, Black organizations, Black people, economics, government, historic preservation, Long School, Lost history, Near North Side, Organizations, poverty, racism, Social services

• A History of the Jewell Building and Dreamland Ballroom

  

  This is a history of the iconic Jewell Building in the 24th and Lake Historic District. It features notable people, organizations, businesses and events there, as well as the architecture and more.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 4, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, 24th and Lake, Activism, architecture, Black businesses, Black organizations, Clubs, clubs, economics, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, music, Near North Side, nightlife, Official Omaha Landmark, real estate, Social halls

• A History of North Omaha’s Holy Family Catholic Church

  

  For more than 50 years, Holy Family Catholic has been among the most activist Catholic parishes in Omaha. Before that it was an Italian parish, and before that, Irish. Here’s a history.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  September 14, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Activism, architecture, Catholics, Civil Rights Movement, culture, Cuming Street, economics, historic preservation, Immigrants, Irish, Italians, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, Lost history, North Downtown, Official Omaha Landmark, poverty, schools, White flight

• The Life of George Wells Parker

  

  his is a biography of North Omaha’s George Wells Parker (1882-1931), a philosophical history writer who influenced African Americans nationwide.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  June 27, 2019

  20th century, Activism, biography, Black people, Black writers, Civil Rights Movement, Media, Newspapers, Organizations, racism

• A History of St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church

  

  This is a history of a longtime, influential and successful segregated congregation called St Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 11, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Activism, architecture, Black churches, Buildings, Churches, Civil Rights Movement, culture, Demolished buildings, economics, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Lost history, NAACP, Near North Side, Organizations, religion, Segregation

• History of Emancipation Day and Juneteenth in Omaha

  This is a history of Emancipation Day in Omaha, which is a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 17, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Activism, African Americans, culture, historic preservation, Lost history, Politics

• A Biography of Matthew Stelly

  

  This is a biography of Matthew Stelly, a historian, organizer and agitator in North Omaha for more than 35 years.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 11, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, Activism, biography, Black people, history, Organizations, racism

• A Biography of Malcolm X in Omaha

  

  This is a history of Malcolm X’s life in Omaha, and commemorations of his life in the city afterwards.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 13, 2019

  20th century, Activism, biography, Black people, Civil Rights Movement, crime, historic preservation, racism, religion

• A History of Omaha’s Malcolm X Day

  

  This is a history of the observation of Omaha’s Malcolm X Day since 1968.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 14, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, Activism, African Americans, Americans, biography, Civil Rights Movement, government, historic preservation, Lost history

• A History of Omaha’s Urban League

  

  A hallowed history unlike any other organization in the state, the Urban League of Nebraska is committed to, “…lead Nebraska in closing the social economic gap in the African American, other emerging ethnic communities and disadvantaged families in the achievement of social equality and economic independence and growth.” From the official Urban League of Nebraska […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 28, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, Activism, African Americans, Civil Rights Movement, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Near North Side, Organizations, Politics, Segregation, society