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Robert Bruce Bagby

(Sept. 3, 1846-Jan. 24, 1903). Robert Bruce Bagby was born in Virginia to formerly enslaved parents who had purchased their… Read More »Robert Bruce Bagby

Crispus Attucks High School

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

William D. McCoy

William D. McCoy

(Nov. 14, 1853-May 16, 1893). Born in Cambridge City, Indiana, but educated in the Boston, Massachusetts public school system, William… Read More »William D. McCoy

Freeman Briley Ransom

Freeman Briley Ransom

(July 7, 1884-Aug. 6, 1947). Born in Grenada, Mississippi, Ransom graduated from the law department of Walden University in Nashville,… Read More »Freeman Briley Ransom

School Desegregation

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

Noble Lee Sissle

Noble Lee Sissle

(July 10, 1889-Dec. 17, 1975). As a young boy, Noble Sissle, a native of Indianapolis, worked as an office boy… Read More »Noble Lee Sissle

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