Category: Black dentists

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Dr. W.W. Peebles, North Omaha, Nebraska

Biography of Dr. William W. Peebles

Adam Fletcher Sasse

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. Continue reading Biography of Dr. William W. Peebles

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Doctors Make Purchase of Land, Omaha Star, June 15, 1945

Biography of Dr. Craig Morris

Adam Fletcher Sasse

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. Continue reading Biography of Dr. Craig Morris