Making Invisible Histories Visible
Newspapers and Social Action
Segregation, discrimination, and racism were not just southern issues; they were alive in the North as well. In Omaha, newspapers such as The Monitor and The Guide helped to bring attention to these issues in the early 20th century; by the late 1930s The Omaha Star was fighting the fight. The Omaha Star was the voice of the African-American community and was involved in the civil rights movement, fighting discrimination and racial injustice. One of their battles was getting African-American teachers hired in Omaha Public Schools. During the Civil Rights era, some leaders within Omaha Public Schools thought African-Americans were not qualified to be teachers and only let them teach in predominantly African-American schools. This article from 1946 represents how The Omaha Star brought attention to this injustice, and ultimately won the battle they had been fighting for a long time. Both in the past and in the present, African-American newspapers play a large role in voicing the concerns of the community.
Newspapers and Social Action
Segregation, discrimination, and racism were not just southern issues; they were alive in the North as well. In Omaha, newspapers such as The Monitor and The Guide helped to bring attention to these issues in the early 20th century; by the late 1930s The Omaha Star was fighting the fight. The Omaha Star was the voice of the African-American community and was involved in the civil rights movement, fighting discrimination and racial injustice. One of their battles was getting African-American teachers hired in Omaha Public Schools. During the Civil Rights era, some leaders within Omaha Public Schools thought African-Americans were not qualified to be teachers and only let them teach in predominantly African-American schools. This article from 1946 represents how The Omaha Star brought attention to this injustice, and ultimately won the battle they had been fighting for a long time. Both in the past and in the present, African-American newspapers play a large role in voicing the concerns of the community.