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Lest We Forget: The Lynching of Will Brown, Omaha’s 1919 Race Riot

A riot-crazed mob stormed the burning Douglas County Courthouse on September 28, 1919, and lynched an African American, Will Brown. The victim, accused of raping a white ...

“A Double Mixture”: Equality and Economy in the Integration of Nebraska Schools, 1858-1883

Most Americans associate the history of school segregation with Southern and urban communities, a physical distance that may create a sense of separation for some ...

The Czech-American Experience

In 1993 we published a special issue of Nebraska History titled “The Czech-American Experience.” It remains one of the most popular issues we’ve ever published, and ...

Nebraska’s On-Again Off-Again Relationship with the Equal Rights Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the US Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of the persons’ sex. In ...

The Nebraska Highway Archaeology Program in Action

  These layers of sand in the side of the excavation are evidence of an active floodplain and were likely deposited during individual flood episodes. It ...

Crime Along the Overland Trail

Lawlessness along the Overland Trail to Oregon and California, according to Merrill Mattes, author of The Great Platte River Road, was relatively low. There were no ...

Marker Monday: Wayne State College

Location 1111 Main St, Wayne State College, Wayne County, Nebraska View this marker's location 42.240700, -97.01476 Marker Text The Nebraska Normal College was ...

Nebraska’s First Governor’s Mansion

Nebraska has had two official gubernatorial mansions, the first purchased in 1899, the second built in 1956. The first building was a two-and-one-half story, ...

Marker Monday: Post Headquarters, 1905

Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the story of a building we know very well. ...

Special Issue of Nebraska History Investigates Engineer Cantonment

How do you find a historic site that’s been lost for nearly 200 years? Until 2003 no one knew if the 1819-20 winter quarters of the Stephen Long Expedition still ...

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