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Circle City Classic
Circle City Classic

Circle City Classic is a weekend celebration of African American achievements, culminating in an annual football match between two Historically… Read More »Circle City Classic

Crawford v. Marion Co. Election Board

A 2008 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a 2005 Indiana law requiring all voters casting an… Read More »Crawford v. Marion Co. Election Board

Dickinson v. Indiana State Election Board

In Dickinson v. Indiana State Election Board (1990) and Whitcomb v. Chavis (1971) courts considered whether state legislative districts were… Read More »Dickinson v. Indiana State Election Board

Edward Phillips Case

From their beginnings in 1854 and 1859, respectively, the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) (see and the (IFD) recruited officers only… Read More »Edward Phillips Case

Municipal Election of 1925

Beginning with the May primary race for mayor in the Republican Party, the city elections of 1925 were dominated by… Read More »Municipal Election of 1925

Election Riot of 1876

In the early evening of May 3, 1876, the day of a special election for city councilmen, a disturbance broke… Read More »Election Riot of 1876

John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case
John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, part of the Compromise of 1850, amended the 1793 Fugitive Slave Law by giving… Read More »John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case

Gold And Glory Sweepstakes
Gold And Glory Sweepstakes

African American drivers and mechanics held the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes, an annual auto race, on the one-mile dirt track… Read More »Gold And Glory Sweepstakes

Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Long known simply as the “500,” the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has been conducted continuously at the  since its inception in… Read More »Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions 
Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions 

Against all odds, a team of 11 inner-city students from Indianapolis Public School (IPS) 27 defeated a team from Hunter College… Read More »Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions 

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