patterns in the city: African Americans in North Omaha, Hispanic/Latinos in South Omaha, and Caucasians in West Omaha. The State Legislature signed this plan into law in April 2006. Within a month, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People brought a lawsuit. It argued that due to Omaha's racially segregated residential patterns, subdivided school districts will also be racially segregated, contrary to the historic case of Brown v. Board of Education. However in 2007 the case was thrown out by the Nebraska Supreme Court under the Political question doctrine. In response to a separate lawsuit, the Nebraska Legislature agreed to revise the school funding formula and enacted other legislation to attempt to address the need for more equitable school funding and improved services for 'at-risk' students. In May and June of 2020, thousands of demonstrators filled Omaha streets to protest the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other police killings. Police attacked demonstrators with tear gas and projectiles, in at least one case shooting a bystander in the face, blinding him. A white bar owner in the Old Market, Jacob Gardner, shot and killed unarmed protestor James Scurlock. County Attorney Don Kleine declined to press charges against Gardner. See also History of North Omaha, Nebraska Timeline of North Omaha, Nebraska history History of slavery in Nebraska History of African Americans in Omaha in the 19th century References External links "Tour of Omaha Civil Rights Movement" on NorthOmahaHistory.com Related publications Fletcher Sasse, Adam (2021) #OmahaBlackHistory: African American People, Places and Events in Omaha, NE. Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing Fletcher Sasse, Adam (2016) North Omaha History: Volume 1. Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing Fletcher Sasse, Adam (2016) North Omaha History: Volume 2. Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing Fletcher Sasse, Adam (2016) North Omaha History: Volume 3''. Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing North Omaha, Nebraska Douglas County, Nebraska Omaha Defunct American political movements African-American history in Omaha, Nebraska History of civil rights in the United States Minority rights