Category: Media

• A History of The Omaha Guide

  

  This is a history of the Omaha Guide newspaper, a Black-owned and Black-focused semi-weekly in North Omaha, Nebraska from 1927 through 1956.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 7, 2021

  20th century, Black businesses, Black businesspeople, Black culture, Black spaces and places, culture, historic preservation, Newspapers

• Biography of Dr. George L. Miller

  

  One of Omaha’s most important pioneers is remembered extensively in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 30, 2020

  1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, 19th century, 20th century, biography, business, doctors, Miller Park, Newspapers, Pioneer era, Politics, Railroads, real estate, White people

• 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 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).

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 8, 2019

  18th century, 19th century, biography, Black churches, Black organizations, Black people, History of Nebraska, Lost history, Media, NAACP, Near North Side, racism, religion

• A Biography of Ferdinand L. Barnett

  

  A newspaper man, civil rights activist and government official, North Omaha’s Ferdinand L. Barnett (1854-1932) was a remarkable leader. This is a biography of his life.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 22, 2019

  20th century, Black politicians, Civil Rights Movement, Legislators, Media

• A History of 5504 Kansas Avenue

  

  This is a history of a house and its huge antenna in North O.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  September 4, 2018

  20th century, 21st century, architecture, houses, Media