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Edward Danner (February 14, 1900 – January 1, 1970)[1] [2] Nebraska state legislature from 1963 until his death in 1970,[3] North Omaha in the state senate. The only African American state senator in Nebraska at the time, he advocated for civil rights and equal protection under the law. He was a Democrat.[4]
Personal life
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Danner was born in Guthrie , Oklahoma , in 1900. He settled in Omaha.
Career
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Danner worked as a butcher in South Omaha[5] Swift & Co. [4] United Packinghouse Workers of America , Local 47, which represented laborers in the meat packing industry.[6]
Danner was a Nebraska state senator beginning in 1963, representing North Omaha .[6] African-American senator during the civil rights era. Many of the legislative issues Danner worked on included bills decriminalizing interracial marriage and working to create laws to have fair housing enacted in Omaha.[7]
In June 1963, Danner spoke at Nebraska's first civil rights march in Lincoln.[8]
Danner died in office in 1970. Governor Norbert Tiemann appointed George W. Althouse to serve the remainder of his term.[9]
Personal life
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Edward Danner had a child in San Francisco before he married. Danner married Emogene Danner. He had nine children.[10]
References
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^ "Ebony" . Johnson Publishing Company. April 1965.
^ "Edward Danner, 1901-1970" . Nebraska State Historical Society . Retrieved February 20, 2016 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
^ a b "A Biography of Edward R. Danner" . 22 March 2019.
^ "Edward Danner - United States World War I Draft Registration Cards" . FamilySearch . Retrieved February 22, 2016 .
^ a b "Notable Former Nebraska Legislators: Sen. Edward Danner" . Nebraska State Legislature . Retrieved February 22, 2016 .
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^ Young, JoAnne (July 7, 2013). "Courage, tenacity, sacrifice: March through Lincoln still resonates 50 years later" . Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved February 22, 2016 .
^ "Biographies and Photographs: State Legislators: George W. Althouse, District No. 11" (PDF) . Nebraska Blue Book 1970-71 . p. 252. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2016 .
^ "Edward Danner - United States Census, 1940" . FamilySearch . Retrieved February 22, 2016 .
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Interview with Anna Danner about her brother Senator Edward Danner, Nebraska Black Oral History Project, digitized by Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries; original held by History Nebraska.
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