Omaha, Nebraska

Marla Gibbs identified the following: “There are no accidents; we 're all teachers- if we 're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door” (as cited in Freedom Resources Center for Independent Living [Freedom RC], 2015). This quotes resonates with the elder project because I learned more about my neighbor Jeanne. Family History and Support System Jeanne is an 81 female, who…

The California gold rush was started by the discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848. This was one of the most significant events to shape American history during 19th century. As news of the gold spread, thousands of prospective gold miners traveled to San Francisco and the surrounding area. By the end of 1849, the non-native population of the California territory was some 100,000. A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold…

important in explaining his revolutionary theories on black American’s suffering. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19th, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska (Phillips). His experiences of racial injustices began even before his birth, with a white supremacy group tormenting his pregnant mother days before he was born. They tried to scare the Little family out of Omaha because his…

love of writing and publishing all her life. In 1886, Elia Peattie was the first woman reporter for the Tribune and the second woman reporter in Chicago. She was also a columnists and an editorial writer for the Omaha World-Herald, this happened when she and her husband moved to Nebraska. Elia Peattie also spoke for all women of the west, she said “not all of us are “gentle tamers”, she was on the editorial nature of her features and also her daily columns, Elia’s voice became only stronger as…

1950s and 1960s. The early years, teenage years, and years of being a minister/human rights activist makes up the autobiography of Malcom x. During the early years, Malcom X was considered Malcolm Little. Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm was the fourth of eight children born to his mother the homemaker and his father a preacher. His father, Early little, participated in civil rights activism. The family was frequently getting harassed from white supremacist…

build west from Omaha. In doing this the westward expansion was greatly accelerated. Although the railroad was a huge improvement for the settlers and the industries, Native Americans were dealt the short end of the stick. The Trans Continental Railroad was able to unite the east and the west coast. Instead of going by horse and carriage a trip that sometimes took months to go on now took just a week. The land advertisements made moving west look really good to settlers. Iowa and Nebraska…

within every social service agency, health care system, and law enforcement agency with Nebraska. Many children rescued from sex slavery do not have a safe place to go. Since there are no shelters specifically for sex trafficked children in the two major cities in Nebraska, a shelter must be built in both Lincoln and Omaha to support children’s…

Malcolm X’s purpose was to fight for the rights of black people and enable to free them from indicted white America where the white society is dominant. The mainly white society often view Malcolm and other black people as something less than a human. He mentions, “[b]ut I am spending many hours because the full story is the best that I know to have seen, and understood, that I had sunk to the very bottom of the white man’s society” (153). Malcolm’s desire to correct the views on African…

worthwhile idea to look around see what’s what.” “Okay boys,” Margaret as she stood up from the couch she was sitting in, “I’ll ask Harold and see if he’s in on it. From there, I’m going to find some Adelburgers who are interested in coming with us to Omaha by teleportation. Since it’s a Friday, and everyone’s bored and wants to do something over the weekend, surely there’s going to be someone who is interested in coming along for a stroll.” Heading to the door, her hand on doorknob, before she…

Utah is a great place, and it has its own very unique history , it was the land where the pioneers planned to settle , away from persecution . This state was settled by the Mormon Pioneers ( members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) who were led across the country by the church leader at the time Brigham Young. Their trek started in the city of Nauvoo, Illinois in the year of 1846, and it ended in Salt Lake City, Utah in the year of 1847.There were many explorations of new…