Making Invisible Histories Visible
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- iBooks on Omaha and Nebraska History for Primary Students
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African American Histories
- African American Artists
- African American Athletes & Facilities
- African American Churches
- African American Civil Rights Organizations - 1950s-1960s
- African American Civil Rights
- African American Contributions to Jazz, Gospel, Hip-Hop
- African American Dramatic Arts
- African American Education - Dorothy Eure & Lerlean Johnson
- African American Educators & Education
- African American Firefighters
- African American Homesteaders
- African American Law Enforcement
- African American Migration to Omaha
- African American Musicians of Omaha
- African American Newspapers
- African American Owned Businesses
- African American Politicians
- African American Social Life
- African American Workers at Omaha's Railroads & Stockyards
- African American Workers at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Hastings
- African Americans in the Civil War
- African Americans in Vietnam
- Charles B. Washington - Journalist and Civil Rights Leader
- Elizabeth Davis Pittman - Lawyer/Judge
- Green Book Omaha
- Marlin Briscoe - Professional Football Player
- Native Omaha Days
- Nebraska's Role in the Underground Railroad
- Sen. Edward Danner - Politician & Civil Rights Activist
- Sudanese Refugees
- Tuskegee Airmen
- European and Asian Immigrant Histories
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Historic Neighborhoods & Buildings
- 24th and Binney/Wirt/Spencer Streets
- 24th and Lake Streets
- Central Park Neighborhood - 42nd and Grand Avenue
- Dahlman Neighborhood - 10th and Hickory Streets
- Hartman Addition Neighborhood - 16th and Williams Streets
- Indian Hills/Southside Terrace Neighborhood - 30th and Q Streets
- Jefferson Square Neighborhood - 16th and Chicago Streets
- Long Neighborhood - 24th and Clark Streets
- Orchard Hill Neighborhood - 40th and Hamilton Streets
- Smithfield Neighborhood - 24th and Ames Avenue
- St. Mary's Neighborhood - 30th and Q Streets
- Latino Histories
- Music Histories
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Native American Histories
- Black Elk and John G. Niehardt
- Chief Standing Bear and Susette La Flesche Tibbles
- Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte - Native American Doctor
- Native American Education and Boarding Schools
- Native Americans in the Military
- Pre-statehood Interaction of Native Americans and Europeans
- Preserving Native American Tradition
- Restoring the Ponca Tribe
- The American Indian Movement in the 1960s and 1970s
- The Indian Congress at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition
- The Omaha Native American Indian Tribe
- OPS Elementary School History
- Redlining in Omaha
- Nebraska's Role in the Underground Railroad
- The 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Inside a Former Green Book Site - Johnson Drug Store
Omaha Northwest instructor Cory Johnson holds a picture of the former interior of the Johnson Drug Store at 2306 N. 24th Street in Omaha inside the current space, which is being renovated.
Documenting the Green Book Sites
A Making Invisible Histories Visible student photographs one of the former Green Book sites in Omaha.
Candacy Taylor Interview
An enlightening interview with Candacy Taylor, author of Overground Railroad, The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America and current documenter of the thousands of Green Book sites.
Oral Interviews
Oral interviews with people who had connections to Omaha's Green Book sites and North Omaha.
Student Research
Students used city directories, census data, Sanborn maps, historical and current images and African American newspapers to uncover information on each of their Green Book sites.
Learning About North Omaha Today
A stop at Fabric Lab to learn about the exciting physical projects happening in North Omaha.
