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Ernest William Chambers (born July 10, 1937) is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2021. He could not run in 2020 due to term limits.
Jan 15, 2016 · Deepening our knowledge of the Black Power Movement and human rights on the Great Plains, African Americans in Nebraska strategically confront racism and colonialism through their spokesman Ernest Chambers; community leader and politician.
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May 21, 2024 · Ernie Chambers has been well known in Nebraska politics for decades. Take a look back at his life, from his days growing up in Omaha to his time as a
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Mar 21, 2019 · 3 minutes. The longest serving state senator in Nebraska history, Ernie Chambers is a national icon. He is an Independent who represents the Eleventh District in the Nebraska Legislature. This is a biography of his life. Early Life. This is Ernie Chambers at Tech High in a picture from from the April 1968 edition of Ebony magazine.
Jan 15, 2016 · Description. Amid the deadly racial violence of the 1960s, an unassuming student from a fundamentalist Christian home in Omaha emerged as a leader and nationally recognized black activist. Ernest Chambers, elected to the Nebraska State Legislature in 1970, eventually became one of the most influential legislators the state has ever known.
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Feb 9, 2024 · Posted on Feb 09, 2024. This month, DPIC celebrates Black History Month with weekly profiles of notable Black Americans whose work affected the modern death penalty era. The first in the series is retired Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers.
Ernie Chambers is an African-American State Legislator who served a 38-year term in the Nebraska State Legislature representing the 11th District in Omaha, ended by new term limits in 2009. He later returned for another full 2 terms in the Legislature. Chambers is the longest-serving state senator in the history of Nebraska.
