Wead: Negro Feels Girl's Life Worth More than a Loaf of Bread
Title
Wead: Negro Feels Girl's Life Worth More than a Loaf of Bread
Description
This newspaper clipping shows the layout of the neighborhood where Patrolman James Loder shot and killed fourteen year old Vivian Strong. The shooting took place on June 24, 1969 in North Omaha. The officers were responding a reported break in at a housing project when a group of young people scattered and ran. Strong was shot at the base of the skull as she fled. The group of young people had been listening to records in the alley and had come to see why the police were in the area. The officer did not shout any warnings and only one shot was fired. The slaying sparked public outcry, as well as vandalism and looting in the area.
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Source
Native Omaha Days, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011
Publisher
Omaha Star
Date
1969
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
document
Language
English
Type
image
Coverage
Omaha (Neb.)
Collection
Citation
“Wead: Negro Feels Girl's Life Worth More than a Loaf of Bread,” History Harvest, accessed October 12, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/42.