History of South Omaha: 1915 - 1975
| Dates: | April 2, 2025 |
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| Meets: | W from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
| Location: | MCC Sarpy Center TBA |
| Cost: | $49.00 |
There are still openings remaining at this time.
South Omaha was unhappily annexed by Omaha in 1915 and it's ethnic makeup altered by the Immigration Act of 1924. The Great Depression and World War II brought other challenges and changes but by the late 1950s South Omaha was the largest meatpacking district in the world. However, a little over a decade later the meatpackers were facing the threat of obsolescence and a deindustrializing economy. Please join us as we conclude this series on the history of South Omaha.
| Fee: | $49.00 |
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| Hours: | 2.00 |
| CEUs: | 0.20 |
MCC Sarpy Center TBA
Quintin Slovek
Quintin Slovek is a fourth-generation Omahan and a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and the University of Alabama American Studies Master's Program where he focused on early 20th century popular culture. Quintin worked as a teacher's assistant and later guest-lecturer for Omaha Public Schools award-winning Making Invisible Histories Visible Program from 2013 to 2019. He also served as an assistant artist and historical researcher for the South Omaha Mural Project, a public art series dedicated to the area's immigrant communities. He has also worked as a tour guide for the last three years, primarily focused on the Old Market area. His interests include labor and immigration history, Prohibition and organized crime, and collecting the merch of old-school Omaha restaurants, breweries, and other institutions.powered by ACEweb from ACEware Systems