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Tag Archives: civil rights
Rev. Russel Taylor and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1920s Omaha.
There are certain names we instantly recognize as those who passionately loved and strove for equality. Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Susan B. Anthony and many others have a permanent place in history textbooks as heroes of social justice. There … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications Tagged African Americans, civil rights, Great Depression, Omaha, Russel Taylor 6 Comments
Omaha’s Bus Boycott of 1952-54
Years before the famous Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott of 1955-56, a group of Omahans led a bus boycott of their own. In this case the target was the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company (O&CB), which refused to hire … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications Tagged African Americans, Catholic Church, civil rights, newspapers, Omaha 2 Comments