Although Nebraska outlawed segregation of all public facilities beginning in 1885, the state passed four miscegenation laws between 1865 and 1943.

1865: Miscegenation [Statute]
Declared marriage between whites and a Negro or mulatto as illegal. Penalty: Misdemeanor, with a fine up to $100, or imprisonment in the county jail up to six months, or both.

1885: Barred public accommodations segregation [Statute]
All persons entitled to equal access to inns, public transportation, barber shops, theaters, and other places of amusement. Penalty: Misdemeanor, fined between $10 and $25, and court costs paid.

1893: Barred public accommodations segregation [Statute]
Amended 1895 law to include restaurants. Increased penalty from $25 to $100, and payment of court costs.

1911: Miscegenation [Statute]
Marriages between a white and colored person declared illegal. Also noted that marriages between whites and those persons with one-quarter or more Negro blood were void.

1929: Civil rights protection [Statute]
Outlawed racial discrimination. Penalty:Criminal prosecution

1929: Miscegenation [Statute]
Forbid marriages between persons of the Caucasian race and those persons with one eighth or more Asian blood.

1943: Miscegenation [Statute]
Prohibited marriage of whites with anyone with one-eighth or more Negro, Japanese or Chinese blood.

1957: Barred National Guard segregation [Statute]
Prohibited discrimination within National Guard.