Working on a few things for the site, including a Wiki. A post on the 1890 election which went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court will be coming soon. In the meantime, here are some headlines from Nebraska newspapers 100 years ago, March 28, 1919: “Women’s Rights In League,” Omaha Daily Bee. The […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
1895: “They Had Earned Equality Before The Law”
In 1895, Nebraska’s first black state legislator sponsored a bill repealing the state’s ban on interracial marriage. The bill passed but the Populist Governor vetoed it. The story of the 1895 Nebraska Legislature.
1970: “They’re In For A Surprise”
Described as “militant” in the press, a 33 year-old barber challenged the incumbent state senator for North Omaha’s 11th legislative district. Decades later, he is one of the most important figures in the history of Nebraska’s legislature, still serving at the age of 81.
1982: “A Nice Christian City”
Days before Lincoln was to vote on a City Charter amendment that would add sexual orientation to the list of protected classes under the Lincoln Human Rights Ordinance, the leading opponent of the proposal made an explosive charge.
Hello Again!
I decided to restart this blog as a place to put some longform thoughts, and really start writing again. I’m going to try something a little bit different with this iteration: for a number of reasons I don’t want to spill a bunch of virtual ink over the political controversies of the moment. I do […]