Society Of Friends (Quakers) The Quakers are among the few religious sects with roots in the turmoil of the English Revolution of the 1640s… Read More »Society Of Friends (Quakers)
Morris Green (May 27, 1922-Aug. 13, 2013). An Indianapolis native, Morris Green was the son of Coleman and Rebecca Oleinick Green, immigrants… Read More »Morris Green
Black Lives Matter Murals Two mural projects emerged in Indianapolis following protests that erupted in downtown Indianapolis and other urban areas after the death… Read More »Black Lives Matter Murals
Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes (Apr. 20, 1883-Apr. 26, 1918). Carrie Barnes was born in Kentucky to Lillie Peters and Charles Henry Barnes. When she… Read More »Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes
Syrian Quarter Located in northern section of , the Syrian Quarter, also called the Syrian Colony, was the first Arabic-speaking neighborhood in… Read More »Syrian Quarter
Murphy Arts Center The Murphy Arts Center is located in , a southeast side neighborhood unique for its historic residential and commercial structures.… Read More »Murphy Arts Center
The Villages The idea for The Villages came from Karl Menninger, a leading 20th -century American psychiatrist. Menninger emphasized the importance of… Read More »The Villages
John Hope School No. 26 The origins of John Hope School No. 26 predated its opening in 1901 as one of the earliest public schools… Read More »John Hope School No. 26
Whitcomb v. Chavis In 1971 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 1969 U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision that had declared that… Read More »Whitcomb v. Chavis
Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch Although the was founded in 1873 with an official policy that proclaimed it “open to all,” segregation in the (IPS)… Read More »Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch
