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EspañolDEPORRES CLUB
The 'DePorres Club' was an early pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska, whose "goals and tactics foreshadowed the efforts of civil rights activists throughout the nation in the 1960s."[1]
The DePorres Club was formed in 1947 by a group of African American high school students and white college students who worked with Rev. John Markoe of Creighton University. The club’s early mission was to improve interracial relations on the Creighton campus. Their patron, Martin de Porres, a Peruvian of mixed ancestry, was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1962.[2] Within a year DePorres extended their reach, working to challenge the history of racism through Omaha.[3]
The group met at Creighton until it became too controversial and was asked to move off campus. ''Omaha Star'' publisher and community ally Mildred Brown volunteered the newspaper's office for the club after Creighton kicked them off campus.[4] In 1948 a group of 30 members of the DePorres Club participated in the club's first sit-in at a restaurant by the Douglas County courthouse in downtown Omaha. When the group arrived the owner told them that white customers would stop coming into the restaurant if blacks were served; in response, the group stayed until the owner agreed to allow African American patrons.[5]
In the following years the club hosted a community center called the Omaha DePorres Center to meet the needs of low-income families, and eventually started branches in Denver and Kansas City.[6]
★ History of North Omaha, Nebraska
★ History of Omaha, Nebraska
1. Taylor, Q. (2007) The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed - Timeline. Seattle: University of Washington.
2. "In search for saints in our time Creighton University.
3. (2004) "125 years of memorable moments," ''The Creightonian Online. 83''(19).
4. (1992) ''A Street of Dreams.'' Nebraska ETV Network (video)
5. Graves, S. (2004) Black history strong at Creighton, ''The Creightonian Online. 83''(18).
6. (n.d.)Mildred Brown ''Nebraska Studies.''
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History
The DePorres Club was formed in 1947 by a group of African American high school students and white college students who worked with Rev. John Markoe of Creighton University. The club’s early mission was to improve interracial relations on the Creighton campus. Their patron, Martin de Porres, a Peruvian of mixed ancestry, was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1962.[2] Within a year DePorres extended their reach, working to challenge the history of racism through Omaha.[3]
The group met at Creighton until it became too controversial and was asked to move off campus. ''Omaha Star'' publisher and community ally Mildred Brown volunteered the newspaper's office for the club after Creighton kicked them off campus.[4] In 1948 a group of 30 members of the DePorres Club participated in the club's first sit-in at a restaurant by the Douglas County courthouse in downtown Omaha. When the group arrived the owner told them that white customers would stop coming into the restaurant if blacks were served; in response, the group stayed until the owner agreed to allow African American patrons.[5]
In the following years the club hosted a community center called the Omaha DePorres Center to meet the needs of low-income families, and eventually started branches in Denver and Kansas City.[6]
See also
★ History of North Omaha, Nebraska
★ History of Omaha, Nebraska
References
1. Taylor, Q. (2007) The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed - Timeline. Seattle: University of Washington.
2. "In search for saints in our time Creighton University.
3. (2004) "125 years of memorable moments," ''The Creightonian Online. 83''(19).
4. (1992) ''A Street of Dreams.'' Nebraska ETV Network (video)
5. Graves, S. (2004) Black history strong at Creighton, ''The Creightonian Online. 83''(18).
6. (n.d.)Mildred Brown ''Nebraska Studies.''
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