Bertha Calloway | |
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| Born | July 14, 1925 |
| Died | (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Museum director, historian |
| Known for | Museum founder |
Bertha Calloway (July 14, 1925 – November 25, 2017) was an African-American community activist and historian in North Omaha, Nebraska. The founder of the Negro History Society and the Great Plains Black History Museum, Calloway won awards from several organizations for her activism in the community and Nebraska.[1][2] "I Love Black History" was the former website for the Bertha W. Calloway Center for the Research and Study of African and African-American History, Art, and Culture and the Great Plains Black History Museum before it.
- ^ "Bertha Calloway" Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8/2/08.
- ^ Hine, D.C. (2005) Black Women in America: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p 122.