Category: African Americans

Directory of Historic North Omaha Church Buildings

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date November 21, 2020
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This is a directory of historic North Omaha church buildings. Many are still churches; some are not.

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History of North Omaha’s American Legion Post #30

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date November 8, 2020
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Charity, socializing, and fraternity drove the American Legion Theodore Roosevelt Post #30 in North Omaha. Discover what happened to them.

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Biography of Dr. William W. Peebles

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date November 8, 2020
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This is a 1954 pic of Dr. W.W. Peebles from the Omaha Star.

A founder of Omaha’s first African American post of the American Legion, Dr. W.W. Peebles DDS kept a 50+ year dental practice in Omaha.

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History of the 24th Street Dairy Queen

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date November 8, 2020
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From 1951 to 1963, the 24th Street Dairy Queen was serve the Black community in the Near North Side. This is a history of the business.

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Biography of Dr. Craig Morris

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date November 7, 2020
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This June 15, 1945 pic from the Omaha Star shows the doctors who bought the land where Provident Hospital was to be built. They included Dr. Craig Morris, Mrs. Gooden, Dr. Wiggins, Atty. Charles Davis, Mr. Hiram D. Dee, Mr. C. C. Galloway, Dr. Gooden and Dr. Milton Johnson.

One African American dentist in Omaha was a civil rights advocate, economic justice activist, and medical leader in the community. Then he simply left North Omaha. This is a biography of his life in the community.

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History of the Omaha Night Owls

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date November 6, 2020
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This is a 1920 ad for the Omaha Night Owls playing at Oft's Hall in Bennington.

A century ago, the Omaha Night Owls were the “Hottest Colored Orchestra in Town.” This is their story.

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History of Cass Street School

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date November 2, 2020
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This was the Cass School in 1910. Located at 1410 Cass Street, it was in a residential neighborhood when it was built a decade earlier. By this time, the neighborhood was becoming industrial.

Located in the original Near North Side neighborhood, one grade school at North 14th and Cass Street served immigrants, African Americans, adults, and others. Today the school is largely forgotten.