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March 4, 1968: Race relations A crowd of high school and university students met at the Omaha Civic Auditorium to protest the presidential campaign of George Wallace, the segregationist governor of Alabama. Counter-protesters began acting violently but police brutality led to the injury of dozens of protesters.
In March 1968, a crowd of high school and university students gathered at the Omaha Civic Auditorium to protest the presidential campaign of George Wallace, the segregationist governor of Alabama. After counter-protesters began acting violently toward the activists , police brutality led to dozens of protesters being injured.
The Omaha Bus Boycott was led by the DePorres Club, including Mildred Brown, who extolled readers of the Omaha Star stating "Don’t ride Omaha’s buses or streetcars. If you must ride, protest by using 18 pennies." Focusing on ending the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company's policy of not hiring black drivers, the boycott was ...
1968 – Trenton Riot of 1968, April 9–11, Trenton, New Jersey; 1968 – Columbia University protests of 1968, April 23, New York City, New York; 1968 – Louisville riots of 1968, May 27, Louisville, Kentucky; 1968 – 1968 Paterson riots, July 2–7, Paterson, New Jersey riots began following rumors a man was killed by the police while ...
The turmoil we’re seeing brings back memories of the widespread student protests of 1968 — a comparison that won’t be lost given that the Democratic National Convention this year will take ...
Achievements of the movement in Omaha included the desegregation of city facilities in the late 1950s, the 1964 event of Omahan Gale Sayers becoming the first African American NFL player to share a room with a white player, [33] and the 1966 production of the Oscar-nominated documentary A Time for Burning, which tracked the sentiment of 1960s ...
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1966 On July 5, the National Guard is called to quell two days of rioting among African Americans in North Omaha. [11] 1968 Riots erupt in North Omaha in response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1969 Riots erupt on June 24 after an Omaha police officer fatally shoots teenager Vivian Strong in the Logan Fontenelle Housing ...