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 I. (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 I. (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, the son of the first dean of the… 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
Emma Lou Thornbrough (Jan. 24, 1913-Dec. 19, 1994). A life-long civil-rights activist, a professor of history at from 1946 until her retirement in… Read More »Emma Lou Thornbrough
George Tompkins (Nov. 20, 1902-Mar. 16, 1922). George Tompkins was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, where his great-uncle and great-aunt Robert and Fannie… Read More »George Tompkins
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… Read More »Madam C. J. Walker
