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First Black Own Businesses in Omaha
#BlackBusinessOwners #BlackHistory #Educate #Juneteenth2021 #NobleBrothers #NorthOmahaCulture #NorthOmahaHistory A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
By: A.J., A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class.
Background in Omaha
In 1899 The Omaha World-Herald article had reported about 2,000 black owned businesses nationwide but never reported the amount of black owned businesses from Omaha. However, in 1909 John Grant Pegg Established the Omaha Negro Business League to help encourage the black community with business development and to embrace race pride.