Social life and customs -- Omaha (Neb.)

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.

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.

Mr. Washington recounts his experiences growing up and living in Omaha, with an emphasis on cultural life during the 1940s.

Ms. Moore recounts her experiences growing up in Arkansas, later living in Omaha, NE (starting in 1947) and running a cosmetology business.

Mr. Eure was born in Omaha in 1950. He relates his involvement in the Omaha public schools (especially student activism at Central High School), in civil rights and anti-war activities, and in his work with the Afro Academy of Dramatic Arts in Omaha.

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.

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.

Ms. Hariston recounts her experiences in Arkansas, as a girl, and in Omaha, NE, starting in 1936.

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.

Ms. Price recounts her experiences in Arkansas, as a girl, and later in Omaha, NE, starting in 1924.