1906 University of Nebraska Football team
This is the team photo of the 1906 University of Nebraska football team. The team included two African American players, R.S. Taylor and W. N. Johnson.
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1906
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Lincoln (Neb.)
1952 Newspaper Article Discussing Black Voting Power
Along with the thousands of African American migrants to the urban North during the mid-twentieth century came growing political power. Increasingly, black voters in the North could provide a meaningful margin in local, state and even national elections. This 1952 headline suggests that African American political power has much deeper roots in Nebraska than the more recent historic victory of Barack Obama as the nation’s first black president.
The American Record
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The American Record
1952
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Advertisement for the Omaha, Nebraksa Amvet's Club
The Amvet’s Club was a social club for veteran’s and their dates in the post-WWII period. The club served food and drinks and offered a variety of entertainments, including regular live music and dancing.
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Omaha (Neb.)
AFL-CIO Voting Rights Flyer
Undated AFL-CIO voting rights flyer.
AFL-CIO
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B.J. Martin's Martin Bomber Plant work certificate
World War II
This is B.J. Martin's certificate given in recognition of his work at the Martin Bomber Plant during World War II. Many African Americans worked at the Martin Bomber Plant during World War II, helping to make a variety of war-related materials. Work at the plant was usually considered “good work” in an era when many industrial plants still discriminated against black workers.
The Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Company
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1943 circa
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Creedo and Pledge of the Omaha, Nebraska Deporres Club
From its founding in 1947 through the 1950s, the DePorres Club was the leading civil rights organization in Omaha. Organized by Fr. John Markoe at Creighton University, this student-led integrationist group led some of the earliest civil rights protests in the city against employment discrimination, school segregation and housing discrimination. The DePorres Club followed this Credo written by Fr. Markoe.
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1950 circa
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Flyer Advertising a Panel Discussion Celebrating John Brown's 169th Birthday, 1969
Grassroots politics have always run alongside formal electoral politics in the African American community. This 1969 flyer advertises a community-based panel discussion celebrating the white, anti-racist radical, John Brown’s 169th birthday. Ernie Chambers, who is listed on the flyer, would be elected to the Nebraska Unicameral the next year, where he would ultimately become the longest serving state senator in Nebraska’s history.
Great Plains Black History Museum, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011
1969
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Omaha (Neb.)
Fraternal Order Group Photo
Omaha was home to a wide range of black fraternal groups. The Elks and Masons were particularly strong in the city during the mid-twentieth century. Fraternal groups provided a social outlet, as well as opportunities for community betterment. Masons were well-known for their distinctive hats, also called a “fez.”
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Omaha (Neb.)
Harry Eure Providing Stage Direction to Actors
In 1969, Harry and Daryl Eure created the Afro Academy of Dramatic Arts in Omaha to provide black artists the opportunity to showcase their work. In addition, the Afro Academy of Dramatic Arts provided classes in music, dance, art, theater and creative writing as a way to increase racial consciousness and pride within the local black community. Here, Harry Eure provides stage direction to actors in a mid-1970s production.
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1975 circa
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Homesteaders in Cherry County, Nebraska
Homesteading
During the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century a small number of African Americans came to Nebraska as homesteaders, seeking new opportunities for independence and self-sufficiency working the land. The largest black homesteading settlement in Nebraska was started in 1904 in the Sandhills of Cherry County. Another smaller community was established in 1908, west of Westerville in Custer County. The Cherry County families pictured here were a part of the Brownlee settlement.
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1900 circa
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