Category: Black people
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A History of the Old Plantation 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
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
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 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.
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A Biography of Nathaniel Hunter
This is a biography of a longtime African American leader in North Omaha’s history, Nathaniel Hunter.
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A Biography of Bertha Calloway
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.
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A History of the Omaha View Neighborhood in North Omaha
This is a history of North Omaha’s Omaha View neighborhood, one of the city’s oldest western expanses.
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A History of the Plum Nelly Area in North Omaha
The Plum Nelly area is a once secret neighborhood that’s become a lost neighborhood located in North Omaha.
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History of Businesses Owned By African Americans in Omaha
This is a history of Black-owned businesses, African American entrepreneurship and more in North Omaha since 1854.
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A Biography of Jessie Hale-Moss
This is a biography of Jessie Hale-Moss, a strong Black female leader in North Omaha who served as one of the first leaders of Omaha’s NAACP.
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North Omaha Chronicles, 12-15-19
This is North Omaha Chronicles “THE Sports Center”, 12-15-19. Copyright 2019 Adam Fletcher Sasse. All rights reserved.
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A Biography of Harrison J. Pinkett
This is a biography of North Omaha lawyer, Civil Rights activist and leader Harrison J. Pinkett (1882-1960).
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A Biography of Helen Mahammitt
This is a biography of Helen Mahammit (1869-1950), a leading African American caterer, chef and teacher in Omaha for 45 years.
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History of Segregated Hospitals in Omaha
Omaha was de facto segregated for more than 75 years. Jim Crow affected employment, education, housing, religious institutions, and more throughout the city. It also meant that African Americans would routinely and frequently be denied healthcare throughout the city. This is a history of Black hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska.
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A History of the Hillcrest Mansion in North Omaha
This is the story of a mansion in North Omaha built as a home to a wealthy real estate mogul that eventually became the site of a decades-long Black-owned business.
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A History of 5901 North 30th Street
This is a history of the building at 5901 N. 30th, on the northeast corner of 30th and Laurel.
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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.
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A Biography of Lucinda Williams nee Lucy Gamble
The vivid life of Lucy Gamble (1875-1958) included teaching, activism, church and much more. This is a bio!
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A Biography of Rev. Dr. John Albert Williams
This is a biography of minister, newspaper editor, NAACP leader and North Omaha community activist Rev. John Albert Williams (1866-1933).
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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.
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A History of North Omaha’s African American Legislators
This is a summary of the African American legislators representing North Omaha in the Nebraska Legislature.