Art and Music

South Omaha has traditionally been infused with the vibrancy of new immigration waves. Music and Art have always played an important role in presenting the expression of the people and their culture. This site seeks to highlight their contributions to their community.

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Chicano Movement

The Mexican American (Chicano) Movement was the last social movement. It occurred in 1968. A new generation of young people (high school and college students) were the ones who fought for equal rights for education, voting, political and land rights.

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Employment, Stockyards

In 1955 Omaha livestock market became the largest in the world. It surpassed Chicago as the busiest stockyard. Everyday thousands of pigs, cows, and sheep would be shipped. They would ship them to Omahas pens where they would be sold to packinghouses for slaughter or to other livestock producers for fattening or breeding stock. In 1967 the number of livestock brought to Omaha dropped. They officially closed in 1999.

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Local Business

South Omahas business district is a vibrant community. Various immigrants have called the neighborhood home and shaped this community.

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G.I. Forum

Welcome to the American G.I. Forum web page! We are excited to show you the conflict of Mexican Americans being discriminated against as well as the many challenges they faced starting the American G.I. Forum. The organization was started for veterans by veterans who were guided by Dr. Hector P. Garcia. We do not want to spoil any further information so click to read more about the American G.I. Forum.

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Railroad

Railroads are important to Omahas history. Railroads have brought many immigrant groups to South Omaha which has added to the diversity of the City of Omaha.

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Religion

Throughout its history South Omaha has been made up of a quilt of Catholic parishes corresponding to tightly-knit ethnic neighborhoods. For South Os early Latino population the parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe was the centerpiece of the immigrant community, meeting in private houses, a bakery, and a storefront until it found a permanent home in 1950. Since then, Our Lady of Guadalupe has served as an advocate, community center, and spiritual home for many Omaha Latinos even as the community has outgrown the parish to include Spanish language masses across the city.

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Sports

What is a way to bring communities together? A way to take your mind of your problems? It is not music, it is not technology, religion, or education but SPORTS! Many famous athletes have come from the South Omaha area proving that a big city is not required to proving a big name.

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Miguel Keith is one of Omaha's paramount war heroes and one of  three Omahans who has received the highest possible military award, the Medal of Honor.

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Dr. James Ramirez

Few people have done more than Dr. James Hernandez for OPS students and teachers and Mexican American students and teachers, in particular. 

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