Lincoln in Black and White: 1910-1925

Lincoln, Nebraska's capital, grew from 45,000 to 55,000 residents in the years 1910—1925. The state's second-largest city, Lincoln was also home to Nebraska's second-largest African American community—a small town within the midwestern city. Local race relations were a study in contradictions. Public education and residential neighborhoods were relatively integrated; employment and social institutions were increasingly restricted. Within this setting, a laborer named John Johnson—a native o...