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Malcolm Little was born at University of Nebraska at Omaha Hospital on May 19, 1925, to Earl and Louise Little. Earl Little was a Christian minister and active in the local community. In his autobiography, Malcolm X stated that his family left Omaha for Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1926 because of threats from the Ku Klux Klan .
In 1971 a modernist inspired campus building based on Miesian design standards was built by architect Gene Summers at 1900 West Van Buren. Gene Summer was an assistant to the esteemed Mies Van Der Rohe and as such the former Malcolm X college campus had a look similar to the IIT campus designed by Rohe.
Location of Douglas County in Nebraska. ... Bemis Omaha Bag Company Building: January 11, 1985 ... Malcolm X House Site. March 1, 1984 ...
The Malcolm X Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, working to perpetuate the leadership and contributions of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz towards social justice. [1] Founded by Rowena Moore, the organization is located on the site of Malcolm's first home in Omaha at 3448 Pinkney Street.
The M.E. Smith Building, formerly part of the Jobbers Canyon Historic District. A 1900 street scene including the Old Post Office. A 1910 postcard shows the historic columns at the front entrance of Omaha's Burlington Station. Current entrance to the historic Ford Hospital in Midtown Omaha. Omaha Public Library building, built in 1894 in ...
Willow Springs Distilling Company began brewing in the 1860s and built a major facility near Downtown Omaha in the 1880s. That building was demolished in the 1970s. The company that became the Storz Brewery was founded in Omaha in 1863. Storz built a major brewery along 16th Street in East Omaha with 15 buildings. The majority of them were ...
Collins' mother Ella also lived in the house when Malcolm X was there, from 1941 to 1944. In the 1990's it was nearly sold, saved in part by Boston Mayor Tom Menino who turned it into a national ...
Military Avenue is a central thoroughfare located in Omaha, Nebraska.A segment of the road located at the junction of West 82nd and Fort Streets [2] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [3]