Racial and ethnic tension
Omaha has been racially and ethnically diverse since its founding, and has faced various incidents of racial and ethnic tension throughout its history. One such incident led to the Omaha Race Riot of 1919, and another led to the Greek Town Riot. In the 1960s there were several race-related riots in North Omaha, including one at the Logan Fontenelle Housing Project in the Near North Side community. The Black Panther Party was the source of tension in the late 1960s, culminating in the cause célèbre known as the Rice/Poindexter Case.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, gang violence and incidents between the Omaha Police Department and members of the African American community further aggravated relations between groups in north and South Omaha.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
