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A selection of subjects that provide an interesting look at Indianapolis and Hoosiers.

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Alternative Schools
Alternative Schools

Alternative schools provide options within the public educational system to students and parents who prefer nontraditional forms of education. By… Read More »Alternative Schools

Americanization and Nativism
Americanization and Nativism

Although not recognized for its ethnic diversity, Indianapolis attracted periodic waves of foreign immigrants in the 1830s to 1850s (Germans… Read More »Americanization and Nativism

Americanization Programs in Schools
Americanization Programs in Schools

Americanization programs were aimed at socializing immigrants and their children to the norms of middle-class, native-born Americans. That Americanization was… Read More »Americanization Programs in Schools

Annexation
Annexation

In Indianapolis, annexation involved a struggle between those in city government who saw physical growth as progress and citizens who… Read More »Annexation

Antebellum Politics

Politics in Indianapolis before the Civil War reflected the stresses of a growing city against a background of national issues… Read More »Antebellum Politics

Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

A labor ordinance passed by the Indianapolis City Council September 19, 1919, forbade all forms of picketing by striking workers… Read More »Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

Antislavery Movement
Antislavery Movement

Militant opposition to slavery was not widespread in Indianapolis because of the city’s large southern population and general race prejudice.… Read More »Antislavery Movement

Arab Americans
Arab Americans

Arabic-speaking people began settling in Indianapolis in the late 1800s. Coming mainly from what today are the countries of Syria… Read More »Arab Americans

Art Exhibitions

The had its first art exhibition in 1883. Supervised by local painter and art instructor and held at the on… Read More »Art Exhibitions

Art Fairs
Art Fairs

Indianapolis is home to several different art fairs that are held annually throughout the city. Talbot Street Art Fair The… Read More »Art Fairs

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