A look back: The Omaha riots of the 1960's

In a somewhat forgotten part of Omaha history, a series of riots occurred throughout North Omaha in the 1960s, with one riot being instigated by segregationist presidential candidate George Wallace who was visiting Omaha.

[pechaa]

Thank you to Adam Fletcher Sasse and all the historians of Nebraska Black History. My parents were in their late teens and early twenties in Omaha at the time covered in this video. They are white, and tell my siblings and I that there were no racial tensions in Omaha when they were growing up. They say the tensions nowadays come from liberals who want to stir up trouble. I have one sibling who believes them. Documenting the truth is vital.

[twakum]

Wow. I was 8 when this went on. This is the first tv content I have seen. There s some stuff on Wikipedia. Bravo! My grandfather did a lot of work in north Omaha as a commercial artist even though he was well. White.

[karensullivan]

Thanks for getting so much of Omaha's history WRONG. I'm almost 70, I grew up and STILL live in North Omaha, so I LIVED this history and know it. The riots were NOT started by a rock being thrown at a police car, the schools were not segregated in the 1960's, I went to school in the 1960's and have pictures to PROVE that it wasn't segregated. Thanks for causing more hate and division that there ever was in North Omaha by you fabrication of North Omaha history.

[twakum]

In many senses you are right. But how many in Omaha in private schools. A lot catholic, Brownell Talbot. Etcc. No blacks, o4 maybe 1-2

[jwatt]

So this is why we say black lives matter because we like in a country before then and now this whole country been showing us how much me matter.