Nebraska State Historical Society
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Anna Danner, 1981 April 1, 2006 June 9
Ms. Danner recounts her experiences growing up in Oklahoma, and her life in Omaha starting in about 1917. She also discusses her brother, a Nebraska State senator.
Oral History Interview with Bertha Calloway, 1982 March 22, 2006 June 15
Ms. Calloway grew up in Denver, CO, and worked in Washington D.C. She relates her involvement in civil rights activities from the 1940s through the 1960s, and in the creation of the Great Plains Black Museum in Omaha.
Oral History Interview with C. Dennis Holland, 1982 November 19, 2006 June 27
Mr. Holland was born in Concordia, Kansas in 1926. He recounts his experiences living in Chicago in the late 1940's and in Omaha starting in the early 1950's. He also relates his involvment in the DePorres Club and his observations of the civil rights movement in Omaha.
Oral History Interview with Charles Washington, 1982 February 18, 2006 June 13
Mr. Washington recounts his experiences growing up and living in Omaha, with an emphasis on cultural life during the 1940s.
Oral History Interview with David Rice, 1982 September 23, 2006 June 28
Mr. Rice was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1947. He recounts his experiences growing up in Omaha, attending Creighton University, his involvement in the Black Panther Party and his life in prison.
Oral History Interview with Dorothy Eure, 1982 July 28, 2006 June 30
Ms. Eure was born in Omaha, NE, in 1925. She recounts her experiences growing up in Omaha, her involvement with civil rights in the 1940s through the 1960s, and her work with the Afro Academy of Dramatic Arts and Omaha Legal Aid.
Oral History Interview with Jennifer (Scott) Clark, about 1981, 2006 June 9
Ms. Clark recounts her recollections of the formation of B.L.A.C. (Black Liberators for Action on Campus) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha during the 1960s.
Oral History Interview with John Mackey, 1982 November 22, 2006 June 30
Mr. Mackey enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1965. He recounts his experiences at school and in the corporate world after graduating.
Oral History Interview with Lawrence McVoy, 1982 July 16, 2006 June 19
Mr. McVoy was born in Florida in 1922. He recounts his experiences growing up in Florida, traveling in the Merchant Marines, living in New York and in Omaha, NE, in the 1950s and 1960s and his involvement with various political organizations.
Oral History Interview with Lerlean N. Johnson, 1982 August 25, 2006 June 20
Ms. Johnson was born in St. Louis in 1932. She recounts her experiences growing up in St. Louis, MO, living in Hastings, NE, and her involvement in social services and school desegregation in Omaha, NE.
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- Race relations -- Omaha (Neb.) 12
- Social life and customs -- Omaha (Neb.) 10
- Omaha (Neb.) -- 20th Century 9
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Omaha (Neb.) 8
- Omaha (Neb.) 7
- Omaha (Neb.) -- African Americans -- Social conditions 6
- Civil rights movement -- Omaha (Neb.) 5
- New York (N.Y.) -- Race relations 2
- Omaha (Neb.) -- Race relations 2
- Race relations -- Hastings (Neb.) 2
- Social movements 2
- African Americans -- Music -- Omaha (Neb.) 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Columbus (Ohio) 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Denver (Colo.) 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Hastings (Neb.) 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Selma (Ala.) 1
- Arkansas -- 20th century 1
- Armour Meat Packing 1
- Baseballs 1
- Business -- Columbus (Ohio) 1
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- Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations 1
- Civil rights -- Omaha (Neb.) 1
- Civil rights movement -- Chicago (Ill.) 1
- Columbus (Ohio) -- 20th century 1
- Concordia (Kan.) -- 20th Century 1
- Cudahy Meat Packing 1
- Denver (Colo.) -- 20th Century 1
- East Saint Louis (Ill.) 1
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- Social life and customs -- Paris (Tex.) 1
- Spiritual life 1
- St. Louis (Mo.) -- 20th Century 1
- Swift Meat Packing 1
- Washington (D.C.) 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Hastings (Neb.) 1
- spiritual life -- Omaha (Neb.) 1 + ∧ less