The Pallisers The Pallisers The Pallisers is a 1974 BBC television adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels. Set in Victorian era England with a backdrop of parliamentary life, Simon Raven's dramatisation covers six of Anthony Trollope's novels and follows the events of the characters over two decades. The series featured a huge cast of prominent and rising actors. The series begins with the story of Lady Glencora (Susan Hampshire), fiancée of the dry, aristocratic Plantagenet Palliser (Philip Latham) who will inherit the title of the Duke of Omnium and Gatherum from his uncle (Roland Culver). Although they marry, Lady Glencora still pines
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