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The first recorded instance of a black person in the Omaha area occurred in 1804. "York" was a slave belonging to William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. [2]The presence of several black people, probably slaves, was recorded in the area comprising North Omaha today when Major Stephen H. Long's expedition arrived at Fort Lisa in September 1819.
African Americans in Omaha. The civil rights movement in Omaha, Nebraska, has roots that extend back until at least 1912. With a history of racial tension that starts before the founding of the city, Omaha has been the home of numerous overt efforts related to securing civil rights for African Americans since at least the 1870s. [1]
Timeline of racial tension. Riots and civil unrest. Civil Rights Movement. v. t. e. This list of African American historic places in Omaha, Nebraska features some sites on the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP) as independent sites or as part of larger historic district. Others have been designated Omaha Landmarks ( OL ).
Omaha Children's Museum. Holland Performing Arts Center. The atrium of the Joslyn Art Museum. Dale Chihuly 's Chihuly: Inside and Out can be seen at the far end. Great Plains Black History Museum. General Crook House Museum. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. Joslyn Castle. Rose Theatre.
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben was established in 1895 by the Omaha Commercial Club, the predecessor to the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. [1] The Commercial Club sought to demonstrate Omaha's economic viability in the face of the depression following the Panic of 1893. There were also concerns that the city might lose its five-year contract to ...
Freedom Park overview from parking lot. Freedom Park is an outdoor park and museum at the Greater Omaha Marina on the bank of the Missouri River at 2497 Freedom Park Road in the East Omaha section of Omaha, Nebraska. It displays numerous military aircraft and artillery pieces along with its two major exhibits, the World War II minesweeper USS ...
The Omaha Race Riot occurred in Omaha, Nebraska, September 28–29, 1919.The race riot resulted in the lynching of Will Brown, a black civilian; the death of two white rioters; the injuries of many Omaha Police Department officers and civilians, including the attempted hanging of Mayor Edward Parsons Smith; and a public rampage by thousands of white rioters who set fire to the Douglas County ...
Douglas County Historical Society. The Douglas County Historical Society, or DCHS, is located at 5730 North 30th Street in the General Crook House at Fort Omaha in north Omaha, Nebraska. Douglas County Historical Society collects, preserves, and make accessible the history of Douglas County, Nebraska through exhibits, programs, and research.