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Civil rights -- Omaha (Neb.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Oral History Interview with Bertha Calloway, 1982 March 22, 2006 June 15

 Item
Identifier: NSHS-RG4795AU-29
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1982 March 22; Digitization: 2006 June 15

Oral History Interview with Darryl Eure, 1982 April 23, 2006 June 16

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Identifier: NSHS-RG4795AU-30
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1982 April 23; Digitization: 2006 June 16

Oral History Interview with Frank Peak, 1982 April 27, 2006 June 19

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Identifier: NSHS-RG4795AU-31
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1982 April 27; Digitization: 2006 June 19