Category: African Americans

A History of the Old Plantation in North Omaha

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date March 15, 2020
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The Old Plantation was a feature at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and its successor, the 1899 Greater America Exposition, both happening in North Omaha.

This is a history of the Old Plantation, a display at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in North Omaha in 1898.

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A Biography of George P. Johnson

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date March 1, 2020
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The Lincoln Motion Picture Company produced films in L.A., but operated out of North Omaha.

The first-ever Black-owned, operated and filmed theater company in the world was led from North Omaha.

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A History of Allen’s Showcase in North Omaha

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date February 24, 2020
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The building at 2229 Lake Street was Allen's Showcase from 1951 through approximately 1983. It was included in the listing for the 24th and Lake Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. Pic courtesy of Michaela Armetta.

This is a biography of Paul B. Allen, and a history of Allen’s Showcase in North Omaha.

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A Biography of Anna R. Woodbey

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date February 23, 2020
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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.

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A Biography of Nathaniel Hunter

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date February 20, 2020
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This is a biography of a longtime African American leader in North Omaha’s history, Nathaniel Hunter.

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A History of the Oak View Home for Negro Boys

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date February 8, 2020
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This is a history of the only foster home for African American youth Omaha history, open from the 1940s into the 1950s.

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A Biography of Bertha Calloway

Post author By Adam Fletcher Sasse
Post date February 5, 2020
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This headline, "A dream comes true for Bertha Calloway," come from the Omaha World-Herald on June 7, 1981.

This is a biography of historian and North Omaha leader Bertha Calloway (1925-2017). She was a Civil Rights activist, museum founder, historian, author, student, educator, speaker, promoter, playwright, journalist, administrator, mentor, wife and mother.