Category: Black people

A Biography of Perfect Peace

Nov 16, 2022

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Adam F.C. Fletcher

in Biographies, Black businesses, Black businesspeople, Black History, Black hotels, Forest Lawn burial, Near North Side, North 24th Street, Religion, Senior citizens

North Omaha has been home to all kinds of people. Some were entrepreneurs, some were devoutly religious, and every now and then some were a little bit of one and the other. This is a biography of one such woman named Perfect Peace (1896-1951). Born in 1896, Esther V. Dixon was an enigmatic woman with…
A Biography of Josiah Waddle

Oct 17, 2022

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by

Adam F.C. Fletcher

in 19th century, 20th century, Biographies, Black barber, Black businesspeople, Black leader, Black performers, Culture, Forest Lawn burial, music

This is a biography of Josiah Waddle (1849-1939), a longtime bandleader and music teacher in North Omaha, Nebraska.
A Biography of Comfort Baker

Sep 17, 2022

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by

Adam F.C. Fletcher

in 19th century, Biographies, Black people, schools

This is a biography of Comfort Baker, the first African American graduate from a high school in Omaha, Nebraska.
A History of Jefferson Square Park

Aug 13, 2022

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by

Adam F.C. Fletcher

in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Black people, business, Civic Infrastructure, Culture, Economics, Government, Immigrants, Jefferson Square, Lost history, Native Americans, North 16th Street, North Downtown, Parks, Poverty, society, White people

This is a history of the Jefferson Square Park, the first park and the site of the first school in Omaha, Nebraska.
A History of the Native Omahans Festival

Aug 1, 2022

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by

Adam F.C. Fletcher

in 20th century, 21st century, Black History, Black leader, Black organizations, Black people, Black spaces and places, events, History of Nebraska, music, nightlife, North 24th Street, North 30th Street, Organizations, Parades, Social clubs

This is a history of the Native Omaha Festival, which has happened biennially in North Omaha, Nebraska since 1976.

Category: Black people

A Biography of Perfect Peace

A Biography of Josiah Waddle

A Biography of Comfort Baker

A History of Jefferson Square Park

A History of the Native Omahans Festival