The month of February is African American History Month and we are celebrating with this week’s #ThrowbackThursday!
The Welcome T. Bryant Memorial Award was presented to Charles B. Washington for outstanding community service. From Omaha, Nebraska, Charles B. Washington was a journalist, mentor, and activist. He is known for his work in the North Omaha area. On September 14, 1986, the North Branch of the Omaha Public Library was renamed after him.
This image from the 1980s is published and owned by Omaha Public Library. The items in this collection include early Omaha-related maps dating from 1825 to 1922, as well as over 1,000 postcards and photographs of the Omaha area. Also included are items relating to the life of Charles B. Washington, a local civil rights activist.
Check out the items in the collection and other items related to African American history on the Nebraska Memories archive.
Nebraska Memories is a cooperative project to digitize Nebraska-related historical and cultural heritage materials and make them available to researchers of all ages via the Internet. Nebraska Memories is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in this project, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information.
1967 Mr. Welcome T. Byrant was the Center Director of then Lincoln Job Corp before the Job Corp was closed. I graduated from Building and Trade. Excel to Senior Corpsman. A great man and leader. I’m proud to have got to know Mr. Welcome T. Byrant. He surely will be missed, but his legacy lives on.
Sincerely
Moses Pitts
Hello Mr. Pitts, my name is Kenny Moore and I am the grandson of Welcome T. Bryant. Thanks for this comment. My grandfather passed before I was born and I never got to meet him. It is great to see comments like this. I don’t know a whole lot about him, so thank you!
Good morning Mr.Moore I thank you for responding. Your grandfather the honorable
Welcome T Bryant Lincoln Job Corps Center Director was great Director. I’m sorry you never had a chance to have known your grandfather. I came from Sylacauga, Alabama 16, first time away from home. I dropped out of high school to get a skills send allotment home to take care of my mother. Getting my GED at Lincoln Job Corps was an old Air Force Bomber Base under SAC command. I arrived by train from Atlanta, GA. Your grandfather was a short man ,but taller in stature. I would say 5’8. I remember he gave speech Welcome us new Corpsman and we were dress Grey work uniform.
Your grandfather introduced himself my name is Welcome T Bryant I Welcome you to Lincoln Job Corps. Here at Lincoln we have rules and if break the rules my middle T stand for Ticket one way out of my Center if these rules are broken. I also security locked up until you are processed out of the Job Corps. B as Bryant, it’s also means Bye no coming back. It was funny 😁. Welcome T Bryant remind me of my high school Principles Mr Robert E Lawson
East Highland High School, Sylacauga, Alabama wich now a historic site although the school is torn down. A historic plaque
stand in the place where my school stood.
Your grandfather and my late Principles didn’t take no mess. I graduated from Building and Trade from the Tecnical Campus and voted to live in the Senior Corpsman and move to the Senior Dormitory.
Culinary Campus, Technical Campus including Heating and Air Conditioning.
Driver Education Campus. I’m trying to remember if there was an Automotive Campus.
We formed a choir and Drills Team and participated in Lincoln Centennial 100 yr.
Statehood. Welcome T Bryant Lincoln Job Corp was like College campus and you were treated like men’s Your grandfather was a great person i respected his rules. Politicians was eyeing the Airfield and had backdoor dealings to close Lincoln Job Corps. I don’t agree negative writing low graduate. In my opinion your grandfather graduation rates were high. These programs
take time like a college courses.Im proud to have graduated from Lincoln Job Corps.
The Politicians close Lincoln Job Corps i transfer to Parks Job Corps Center, Pleasanton, CA didn’t stay long enough to enroll in Postal training. I had chance see the late George Foreman who was training for the 1968 Olympics that held in Mexico City 🇲🇽.
Mr. Moore grandfather stay true to beliefs Educating disadvantaged kids like my high school Principles Mr Robert E Lawson.
I return home and finish high school although I received my GED at your grandfather formerly Director of Lincoln Job Corp
Sincerely
Moses Pitts
Kenny Moore,
I was blessed to have your grandfather in the sixth grade at Howard Kennedy in 1959. This white boy never felt more loved and accepted. He was the best teacher I ever had, I love that man and still do!
Kenneth C Smith