Palliser novels Palliser novels The Palliser novels are six novels by Anthony Trollope. They were more commonly known (before the BBC aired a television adaptation) as the Parliamentary Novels. The common threads throughout the series are the wealthy aristocrat and politician Plantagenet Palliser, and his wife, Lady Glencora. The plots involve British and Irish politics in varying degrees, specifically in and around Parliament. The Pallisers do not always play major roles, and in "The Eustace Diamonds" they merely comment on the main action. The books are: The series overlaps with Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, also a series of six novels, which deal
History of African Americans in Omaha in the 19th century History of African Americans in Omaha in the 19th century The history of African-Americans in Omaha in the 19th Century begins with "York", a slave belonging to William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition who came through the area in 1804 before the city existed. African-American's have lived in the Omaha area since at least 1819 when fur traders lived in the area. After the US Civil War, many blacks moved to the city. These joined together forming numerous black churches and black social and political organizations. Father John Albert Williams moved to Omaha in 1891 and became a