In Their Own Image Ch 11-12

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Born to enslaved parents in 1853, he worked his way through Omaha Medical College and became the first Black elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 1892.

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Matthew Ricketts

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Elected tot the state legislature in 1970, this Black man served longer than any other legislature in Nebraska history.

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Ernie Chambers

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This Black man served as a Nebraska state senator from 1963 to 1970, during which time he sponsored legislation to eliminate Nebraska's ban on interracial marriage.

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Edward Danner

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In 1985 this woman became the first Black president of the Omaha Board of Education.

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Brenda Council

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186,000 Blacks served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The official name for the division they served in was what?

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United States Colored Troops

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After the Civil War, two regiments of Black soldiers, the 9th Calvary and the 10th Calvary, were stationed in Nebraska. They were known as what?

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Buffalo Soldiers

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380,000 Black Americans served in WWI, including how many from Nebraska

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800

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In WWII, 900,000 Blacks served in the US Army, including a Tuskegee Ariman who graduated from Omaha Tech.

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Alfonza Davis