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Summary<\/h4>\n

The erasure of minority stories makes challenging the dominant reading of history important. The Green Book was an annual travel guide used by African American travelers from the 1930s to the mid-1960s to navigate a racially segregated America. A group of 9th graders, social studies teachers, and college students mapped Omaha\u2019s 30 Green Book sites using ArcGIS and created Story Maps and a Hub Page to share the history uncovered on each one. This experience lit a spark with diverse summer school students and created an engaging hands-on curriculum for Nebraska\u2019s social studies classrooms. The work will also educate thousands of Nebraskans through a 2025 joint exhibit with The Durham Museum, Great Plains Black History Museum, and Smithsonian. View the project at https:\/\/www.ops.org\/Page\/6677<\/p>\n

Session Focus<\/h4>\n

Secondary\/High School | U.S. History | History, Mapping, Research<\/p>\n

Conference Room<\/h4>\n

Flannigan<\/p>\n

Meet the Presenters<\/h4>\n

\"\"Kristine Gerber<\/strong> is a passionate storyteller and historian who brings Omaha\u2019s rich past to life. A graduate of the University of Nebraska at Kearney with degrees in Journalism and Public Relations, she began uncovering the city\u2019s hidden stories in 1999 while working at the Omaha World-Herald. There, she discovered the most powerful way to explore history\u2014by listening to the everyday people who lived it. Those interviews led to the publication of Omaha: Times Remembered, and launched a publishing journey that has resulted in more than 50 books celebrating Omaha and Nebraska history. Today, Kristine shares her love of local history and architecture with secondary students and social studies teachers through Omaha Public Schools\u2019 Making Invisible Histories Visible program, inspiring the next generation to connect with the places and stories that shaped their community<\/p>\n

Cory Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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