Civil rights movement in Omaha
The civil rights movement in Omaha has roots that extend back until at least 1912. Historical organizations committed to civil rights in Omaha include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded in 1912, and the Urban League of Nebraska with the first chapter in the western United States started in North Omaha in 1928. Both of these organizations continue today. Student and youth activism in Omaha led to the creation of two unique groups in Omaha, including Creighton University's DePorres Club, started in 1947, and the Black Association for Nationalism Through Unity (BANTU), popular throughout the 1960s.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
