Lincoln Hospital At a time when existing Indianapolis hospitals barred African American doctors from practice and only admitted African American patients, doctors… Read More »Lincoln Hospital
Oaks Academy In 1998, members of founded Oaks Academy to use classical education with the aim of providing an anchor for the… Read More »Oaks Academy
Thomas Armstrong Morris (Dec. 26, 1811-Mar. 23, 1904). Thomas Armstrong Morris was born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and came to Indianapolis with his… Read More »Thomas Armstrong Morris
Mathias Nolcox (Apr. 4, 1886-June 27, 1985). Mathias Nolcox was born in Lyles Station, Indiana, in Gibson County, one of Indiana’s early… Read More »Mathias Nolcox
Yvonne Perkins (Apr. 14, 1950 – Nov. 10, 2016). Yvonne Perkins was born to Leander O. Perkins and Naomi Coleman Perkins in… Read More »Yvonne Perkins
Aurelius Dewey Pinckney Jr. (July 20, 1923-July 2, 2009). Aurelius Dewey Pinckney Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Savannah, Georgia.… Read More »Aurelius Dewey Pinckney Jr.
Beulah Wright Porter Price (Jan. 2, 1869-Nov. 2, 1928). Beulah Wright Porter Price was an educator, physician, and active participant in the African American… Read More »Beulah Wright Porter Price
Richard Osborne Ristine (Jan. 19, 1920-Jun. 20, 2009). Born in Indianapolis and raised in Crawfordsville, Ristine graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta… Read More »Richard Osborne Ristine
Indianapolis Public Schools Although Indiana’s 1816 constitution required the General Assembly to provide for a system of free public schools, equally open to… Read More »Indianapolis Public Schools
William A. (Bill) Crawford (Jan. 28, 1936-Sept. 25, 2015). Born in Indianapolis, William Crawford lived in . He served as a Radarman Third Class… Read More »William A. (Bill) Crawford
