Black Print with a White Carnation: Mildred Brown and the Omaha Star Newspaper, 1938-1989

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BLACK PRINT WITH A WHITE CARNATION WOMEN IN THE WEST SERIES EDITORS Sarah J. Deutsch Duke University Margaret D. Jacobs University of Nebraska, Lincoln Charlene L. Porsild University of New Mexico Vicki L. Ruiz University of California, Irvine Elliott West University of Arkansas BlackPrint with a White Carnation MILDRED BROWN AND THE OMAHA STAR NEWSPAPER, 1938–1989 AmyHeleneForss UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS LINCOLN AND LONDON © 2013 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. Chapter 5 was previously published as “Mildred Brown and the De Porres Club: Collective Activism in Omaha, Nebraska’s Near North Side, 1947–1960” in Nebraska History 91, nos. 3 and 4 (Fall/Winter 2010): 190–205. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Forss, Amy Helene. Black print with a white carnation: Mildred Brown and the Omaha star newspaper, 1938–1989 / Amy Helene Forss. pages cm—(Women in the West) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-4690-4 (pbk.: alk. paper)—isbn 978-0-8032-4955-4 (epub)—isbn 978-0-8032-4956-1 (mobi)—isbn 978-0-8032-4954-7 (pdf) 1. Brown, Mildred Dee, 1905–1989. 2. African American women newspaper editors—Nebraska—Omaha—Biography. 3. Newspaper editors—Nebraska—Omaha—Biography. 4. African American newspapers—Nebraska—Omaha. 5. Omaha star. I. Title. pn4874.b7815f67 2013 070.92—dc23 [B] 2013024669 Set in Garamond Premier Pro by Hannah Gokie. Designed by A. Shahan. I wish to dedicate this book to family: Reba Shelton, Mildred Brown’s ninety-eight-year-old “country cousin” who othermothered me as a granddaughter, and to my husband, Dave, and my daughters, Leigh, Kim, Megan, and Samantha. Their willingness to listen to me talk endlessly about Mildred Brown and their continuous supply of positive energy made this project a reality. Vi amo. ...