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Edward Danner

1900–1970

United States

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Edward Danner (February 14, 1900 – January 1, 1970) was a butcher and state legislator in Nebraska. A member of the Nebraska state legislature from 1963 until his death in 1970, he represented North Omaha in the state senate. The only African American state senator in Nebraska at the time, he advocated for civil rights and equal protection under the law.

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