# Long School

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Public elementary school

Long School Location 2520 Franklin Street Omaha, Nebraska United States 41°16′30″N 95°56′58″W / 41.27500°N 95.94944°W / 41.27500; -95.94944 Information Type Public elementary school School district Omaha Public Schools Grades K-8

**Long School** was once located at 2520 Franklin Street in the [Near North Side](/source/Near_North_Side_(Omaha%2C_Nebraska)) area of [North](/source/North_Omaha) [Omaha](/source/Omaha), [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska), United States. Long the focal point of the surrounding neighborhood,[1][2] Long School was one of Omaha's "[black schools](/source/Black_school)". In 1952 it was identified as being the only school in Omaha with a 100% [African-American](/source/African_Americans_in_Omaha%2C_Nebraska) [student body](/source/Student_body) population.[3] The first two [African-American teachers](/source/African_American_Teachers) in public education in Omaha were assigned to Long School in 1940.[4] In 1947 the first African-American [principal](/source/Head_Teacher) in Omaha, Eugene Skinner, was appointed to the school.[5]

## Building history

Long school was named after Eben K. Long, a [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad) employee who was on the school board, as well as serving as a judge. (Union Pacific is also headquartered in Omaha, where the school was located.) The building was constructed in 1893. Designed by locally renowned architect [John Latenser, Sr.](/source/John_Latenser%2C_Sr.), the school was lauded for "decorating and beautifying" its hall.[6] With eight classrooms for [kindergarten](/source/Kindergarten) through [eighth grade](/source/Eighth_grade), the school cost $25,000 to construct.[7] The building was closed and demolished in the 1980s.

## Whitney Young

When [Civil Rights Movement](/source/Civil_Rights_Movement) leader [Whitney Young](/source/Whitney_Young) arrived in Omaha in 1950, [Omaha Public Schools](/source/Omaha_Public_Schools) employed twelve Black educators. These educators, including several from Long School, quickly taught Young about schools in Omaha. Eugene Skinner, the school's principal, invited Young to speak at the commencement that year.[8]

## See also

- [Education in North Omaha, Nebraska](/source/Education_in_North_Omaha%2C_Nebraska)

- [List of public schools in Omaha, Nebraska](/source/List_of_public_schools_in_Omaha%2C_Nebraska)

## External links

- ["A History of the Long School Neighborhood"](https://northomahahistory.com/2016/05/16/the-long-school-neighborhood/) by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com (May 16, 2016).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Hruska, E.A. (1980) *The Long School Neighborhood: A Community Profile.* Center for Applied Urban Research, Long School Neighborhood Association, University of Nebraska at Omaha, North Omaha Community Development Corporation. p i.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Long School Place Game Workshop October 6"](http://www.livelyomaha.org/Neighborhood_Omaha/Long_School/LS_Place_Game.html), Omaha by Design. Retrieved 12/28/07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** (1976) *Presentation of a Portrait: Federal supplement. [First Series.]* United States District Court. p 297.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** (1976) *Presentation of a Portrait: Federal supplement. [First Series.]* United States District Court. p 317.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Blacks in Omaha.](http://www.ahamo.org/blacks_in_omaha%202.htm) [Deprecated link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance) archived 2013-08-01 at [archive.today](/source/Archive.today) Retrieved 12/28/07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *School and Home Education.* Public School Publishing Company. p 200.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Nebraska Department of Public Instruction. (1892) *School Buildings and Grounds in Nebraska.* p 164.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Dickerson, D.C. (1998) *Militant Mediator: Whitney M. Young, Jr.* University Press of Kentucky. p 74.

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