James R. Coe (Mar. 20, 1921-Feb. 26, 2004). James R. Coe was born James R. West in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. William McKinley Coe adopted… Read More »James R. Coe
Mattie Rice Coney (May 30, 1909-August 5, 1988). Mattie Rice Coney was an Indianapolis schoolteacher and Black civic leader who cofounded the in… Read More »Mattie Rice Coney
Harriette Bailey Conn (Sept. 22, 1922- Aug. 21, 1981). Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Harriette Vesta Bailey Conn graduated from and Talladega College, where… Read More »Harriette Bailey Conn
Frances Berry Coston Frances Berry Coston was born on March 1, 1876, in Rockhold, Kentucky, located in Whitley County on the southeastern border… Read More »Frances Berry Coston
William A. (Bill) Crawford (Jan. 28, 1936-Sept. 25, 2015). Born in Indianapolis, William Crawford lived in . He served as a Radarman Third Class… Read More »William A. (Bill) Crawford
Raymond Province Crowe (May 30, 1915—Dec. 20, 2003). Ray Crowe coached to the first state basketball championship won by an all-Black school in… Read More »Raymond Province Crowe
James C. Cummings Jr. (Sept. 22, 1929-Apr. 23, 2020). A lifelong Indianapolis resident, James Cummings shaped the African American experience in Indianapolis through the… Read More »James C. Cummings Jr.
Melvin Joe Daniels (July 20, 1944-Oct. 30, 2015). Melvin Joe Daniels was one of the Indiana Pacers’ early stars and a Hall of… Read More »Melvin Joe Daniels
Spurgeon Davenport (May 4, 1911-Dec. 21, 2003). Born in Rome, Georgia, Davenport was the first African American to become a deputy chief in… Read More »Spurgeon Davenport
Faburn E. DeFrantz (Feb. 9, 1885-Sept. 24, 1964). DeFrantz was born in Topeka, Kansas. He attended Washburn College and Kansas University. He studied… Read More »Faburn E. DeFrantz
