White River State Park In 1979, Indianapolis civic leaders set out to create a new state park to celebrate Indiana and the Hoosier spirit.… Read More »White River State Park
Roger W. Brown Born on May 22, 1942, into poverty in Brooklyn, New York, Brown gained fame at Wingate High School, outdueling Connie… Read More »Roger W. Brown
Raymond Province Crowe (May 30, 1915—Dec. 20, 2003). Ray Crowe coached to the first state basketball championship won by an all-Black school in… Read More »Raymond Province Crowe
Crispus Attucks High School Crispus Attucks High School was the city’s response to pressure to segregate public secondary education. In the 1920s, most of… Read More »Crispus Attucks High School
Benjamin I. Blythe Benjamin I. Blythe was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Samuel Blythe and Jemima Irwin. The farming and milling family… Read More »Benjamin I. Blythe
Shapiro’s Delicatessen Shapiro’s delicatessen-cafeteria began as a storefront grocery at 1032 South Illinois Street. Louis Shapiro and his family escaped violent attacks… Read More »Shapiro’s Delicatessen
David Wallace (Apr. 4, 1799-Sept. 4, 1859). David Wallace was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, to Andrew and Eleanor Wallace. Wallace’s father… Read More »David Wallace
Frederick A. W. Davis (Sept. 24, 1836-Apr. 9, 1909). Frederick Davis was born in Jackson, Missouri. His parents, David Hamilton Davis and Matilda Whitelaw… Read More »Frederick A. W. Davis
Frances Connecticut Stout (April 29, 1842-December 14, 1932). Born in Kentucky, Frances and her husband, Benjamin, operated one of the first Black-owned stalls… Read More »Frances Connecticut Stout
School Desegregation Although Indiana’s early school laws made no reference to race, few African American children attended local township schools, relying instead… Read More »School Desegregation
