Omaha (Neb.) -- 20th Century

Mr. Hogan was born in Gordonsville, Virginia in 1942. He recounts his experiences growing up in Virginia, attending Boys Town, NE, and the St. Augustine Seminary in Mississippi, living in Omaha and his tenure as president of the Omaha NAACP.

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.

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.

Mr. Peak was born in Omaha in 1943. He recounts his U.S. Navy career during the Vietnam War and his involvement in the Black Panther Party in Omaha.

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.

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. West recounts her experiences as a member of B.L.A.C. (Black Liberators for Action on Campus) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha during the late 1960s.