Robert Lee Gholson Jr. (Jan. 23, 1931-Dec. 7, 1993). A native of Aberdeen, Mississippi, Robert Lee Gholson moved with his family to Gary, Indiana,… Read More »Robert Lee Gholson Jr.
Fusion Movement The Fusion Movement was a political coalition that evolved into the Indiana . The Kansas-Nebraska dispute of 1854 triggered an… Read More »Fusion Movement
From Dawn to Daylight From Dawn To Daylight (1859) is a controversial autobiographical novel, set principally in Indianapolis, by Eunice White Bullard Beecher. Born… Read More »From Dawn to Daylight
Freetown Village Freetown Village was conceptualized in 1982 by Ophelia Wellington out of her desire to teach African American history. With a… Read More »Freetown Village
John Fehrenbatch (June 29, 1844-Dec. 21, 1930). Born in Rochester, New York, Fehrenbatch went to work in a woolen factory in that… Read More »John Fehrenbatch
Indiana Project Under the New Deal’s response to the , the Works Progress Administration launched the Federal Theatre Project to provide work… Read More »Indiana Project
Fall Creek Massacre On March 22, 1824, a band of nine Seneca and Miami Indians camped on in nearby to hunt. Apparently not… Read More »Fall Creek Massacre
William A. Dyer Jr. (Oct. 23, 1902-Mar. 21, 1993). Born in Providence, Rhode Island, and educated at Brown University, William Dyer worked as director… Read More »William A. Dyer Jr.
Nelle Bowman Downey (July 12, 1876-Sept. 7, 1965). Nelle Bowman was born in Knightstown, Indiana, and moved to Indianapolis as a child. She… Read More »Nelle Bowman Downey
Harrison H. Dodd (Feb. 29, 1824-June 2, 1906). Harrison Horton Dodd was an Indianapolis businessman and one of the leaders of secret organizations… Read More »Harrison H. Dodd
