OMAHA- Omaha's 11-Worth Cafe closed its doors after protestors over the summer began to call out the restaurant for an item on the menu named after Robert E. Lee. Activists in the Omaha area say the name of the breakfast was another reminder of Omaha's history such as the lynching of a black men in 1919 and the KKK attacks on Malcolm X. The activists say without bringing attention to the name would be allowing and normalizing hate.

The majority of the backlash against the cafe came after the fatal shooting of James Scurlock. Jake Gardner, an Old Market bar owner, shot Scurlock in what the court has determined as self defense. After multiple Facebook posts by owners and employees of the cafe came to light praising Gardner, protests against the restaurant really kicked in. After a few weeks of the protests, the 40 year old cafe closed.

The family who owned the restaurant claim they have received death threats and ever ending verbal abuse. Omaha City Council Member, Brinker Harding believes this is a case of a disagreement going too far. Other city representatives have not made any statements. The closure of 11-Worth Cafe is a symbol of the changing times in both Omaha and the country.

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