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Madam C. J. Walker

(Dec. 23, 1867–May 25, 1919). Madam C. J. Walker arrived in Indianapolis in February 1910, attracted by its thriving indiana avenue business community, access to Union Station for her mail-order… Read More »Madam C. J. Walker

Charles Atlas Walton

(June 24, 1936-Feb. 19, 1996). Born in rural Lampkin, Mississippi, Walton was educated in Indianapolis after his family of sharecroppers migrated to Indiana for factory work in 1941. Following his… Read More »Charles Atlas Walton

Joseph H. Ward

(Aug. 26, 1872 – Dec. 12, 1956). Joseph Henry Ward was born in Wilson, North Carolina. He left Wilson as a teenager and took odd jobs in the Washington, D.C.,… Read More »Joseph H. Ward

Helen C. Whitelowe

(May 16, 1928-Nov.2, 2014). Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James and Elizabeth Maddox Green, Helen Whitelowe attended public schools and graduated from Downington Industrial and Agricultural School, established in 1905… Read More »Helen C. Whitelowe

William Whitfield

(June 22, 1885-Nov. 24, 1922). William Whitfield was the first Black police officer in Indiana to die in the line of duty. The son of Bustow and Nellie Whitfield, he… Read More »William Whitfield

Charles Edwin “Charlie” Wiggins

(July 15, 1897–Mar. 11, 1979). During the 1920s and 1930s, Charles E. “Charlie” Wiggins was the fastest and most accomplished African American race car driver in America. Born to Sport… Read More »Charles Edwin “Charlie” Wiggins

Charles Williams

(Jan. 11, 1948-July 12, 2004). Born in Indianapolis, Charles Williams attended Crispus Attucks High School and graduated from Hirsch High School in Chicago, Illinois. He received a bachelor’s degree from… Read More »Charles Williams

Hale Aspacio Woodruff

(Aug. 6, 1900-Sept. 6, 1980). Born in Cairo, Illinois, Woodruff attended elementary and high school in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to Indianapolis in the summer of 1919. He lived at… Read More »Hale Aspacio Woodruff

Charles (Chuck) Workman

(Dec. 1, 1932-Mar. 25, 2012). Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Workman grew up in Lockefield Gardens, the first federal housing project in Indianapolis, where he experienced the Indiana Avenue jazz… Read More »Charles (Chuck) Workman

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