Pete Smith Pete Smith was a Black pioneer who is thought to be the first non-Native American to live in the area… Read More »Pete Smith
Thomas Smith (ca. 1843-Nov. 8, 1911). Thomas Smith was born in Kentucky, almost certainly enslaved. He first appeared in Indianapolis in 1870… Read More »Thomas Smith
David Curtis (D. C.) Stephenson (Aug. 21, 1891-June 28, 1966). Born in Houston, Texas, Stephenson moved with his family to Maysville, Oklahoma, in 1901. He… Read More »David Curtis (D. C.) Stephenson
George Pheldon Stewart (Mar. 13. 1874-Aug. 28, 1924). Founder of the , George Pheldon Stewart was born in Vincennes, Indiana, to William H.… Read More »George Pheldon Stewart
Frances Connecticut Stout (April 29, 1842-December 14, 1932). Born in Kentucky, Frances and her husband, Benjamin, operated one of the first Black-owned stalls… Read More »Frances Connecticut Stout
Charles Isham (C. I.) Taylor (ca. 1872-ca. Feb. 25, 1922). A transplanted North Carolinian, Taylor was a cofounder of baseball’s Negro National League (NNL). Raised… Read More »Charles Isham (C. I.) Taylor
Joseph T. Taylor (Feb. 11, 1913-Sept. 23, 2000). Born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, Joseph T. Taylor earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from… Read More »Joseph T. Taylor
Marshall W. (Major) Taylor (Nov. 26, 1878-June 21, 1932). Born into poverty in rural Marion County, Indiana, Major Taylor became one of his generation’s… Read More »Marshall W. (Major) Taylor
Meshach Taylor (Apr. 11, 1947-June 28, 2014). Meshach Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts to , the first dean of the School… Read More »Meshach Taylor
Aaron Belford Thompson (Apr. 5, 1873-Jan. 26, 1929). Aaron Belford Thompson was born in Rossmoyne, Ohio, to John Henry and Clara Jane Thompson,… Read More »Aaron Belford Thompson
