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Summary Of Post War Segregation In Chadron

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At 10 a.m I attended a presentation called Post-War Segregation in Chadron. The presentation was given by David Christensen a professor of history, his presentation consisted of Post-War Segregation of race affiliations in Chadron, Nebraska and surrounding areas in the past leading up to World War II. Dr. Christensen talked about segregation among Native Americans. Racism was very heavy in Western Nebraska. In 1954 Kansas held a victory for African Americans after the case of Brown vs. Board of Education. While they fought for African American rights, no one fought for the Native American Lakota rights. Lakotas endured racism from the police and government, the Lakota had their own churches and governments. In 1954 the Lakota spoke loudly

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