Creedo and Pledge of the Omaha, Nebraska Deporres Club
Title
Creedo and Pledge of the Omaha, Nebraska Deporres Club
Description
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.
Source
Great Plains Black History Museum, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011
Date
1950 circa
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
document
Language
English
Type
image
Coverage
Omaha (Neb.)
Original Format
club pledge
Files
Collection
Citation
“Creedo and Pledge of the Omaha, Nebraska Deporres Club,” History Harvest, accessed April 25, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/712.