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Great Plains Black Museum
2213 Lake St, Omaha, NETel: (402) 345-2212
This collection, complete with historical accounts and memorabilia, tells the story of how African Americans helped settle the plains. Displays feature rare photographs and artifacts. Visitors will also learn about the changes in African American life in the years leading up to, during and after the Civil War. The museum was founded in the mid-1970s. The building itself is remarkable. Designed by prominent Nebraska architect Thomas Kimball, it appears on the National Register of Historic Places.
Admission is $2 per person.
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