Talk:Matthew Ricketts

A fact from Matthew Ricketts appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 September 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Matthew Ricketts was the first African-American to graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and be elected to the Nebraska Legislature?

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Why was Ricketts considered a controversial speaker? Why was a Negro Fire Dept. started? What part of the city did it serve and how was it funded? It might be useful to tell more about the Masons - how many were there when he was elected? What was their role in the city?--Parkwells (talk) 22:22, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]