White Women’s Clubs The white women’s club movement in Indianapolis closely paralleled the white women’s club movement nationwide. After the Civil War, many… Read More »White Women’s Clubs
Unigov and Service Delivery Some local public services in Marion County are provided countywide, others more nearly match the pre-Unigov “old city” of Indianapolis,… Read More »Unigov and Service Delivery
Unigov and Public Finance The UNIGOV reorganization of local government affected public finance—governmental revenues, expenditures, and indebtedness—within Indianapolis and Marion County. As with service… Read More »Unigov and Public Finance
Unigov and Political Participation The 1969 reorganization of Indianapolis-Marion County local government known as Unigov had profound effects on patterns of political participation and… Read More »Unigov and Political Participation
Structure of Unigov City-county consolidation in Indianapolis is not a one-community, one-government system. Although the consolidation was named “Unigov” for “unified government,” Marion… Read More »Structure of Unigov
Wilma Lee Gibbs Moore (Mar. 21, 1951-Apr. 18, 2018). Wilma Gibbs Moore, the daughter of William Joseph and Tessie Arlene Gibbs, was born in… Read More »Wilma Lee Gibbs Moore
YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) began in London in 1844. A small group of evangelical Protestants opened the Indianapolis… Read More »YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis
Senate Avenue YMCA Early in 1900, white officials of the Indianapolis YMCA asked the national association for help in establishing a segregated branch… Read More »Senate Avenue YMCA
Walter S. Blackburn Walter Scott Blackburn was born on February 21, 1938, to Dr. (a minister and civic leader) and Fannie Scott Blackburn.… Read More »Walter S. Blackburn
Julia May Carson Julia May Carson was the only child of an unwed mother. Born on July 8, 1938, in Louisville, Kentucky, she… Read More »Julia May Carson
