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
Mae Dickinson (Feb. 8, 1933-Jan. 17, 2017). Gurtha Mae Dickinson was born on February 8, 1933, in Mounds City, Illinois. She was… Read More »Mae Dickinson
Carolyn Lucas Dickson Carolyn Lucas Dickson was an Indianapolis physician who served patients for 53 years. She was one of the first African… Read More »Carolyn Lucas Dickson
Elder Watson Diggs (Dec. 23, 1883-Nov. 8, 1947). Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, Diggs received a one-room school education in Louisville, where he helped… Read More »Elder Watson Diggs
Samuel Hugh Dillin (June 9, 1914 – Mar. 13, 2006). Federal district judge. Judge S. Hugh Dillin’s 41-year tenure as a U.S. District… Read More »Samuel Hugh Dillin
Samuel A. Elbert (Apr. 9, 1832-July 15, 1902). Samuel A. Elbert was the first African American in Indiana to receive a medical degree.… Read More »Samuel A. Elbert
Mae Alice Engron (Jan. 29, 1933-May 4, 2007). An abstract artist, Engron was born in Indianapolis to Reuben and Hattie Starks and attended… Read More »Mae Alice Engron
Mari Evans (Jul. 16, 1919-Mar. 10, 2017). Born in Toledo, Ohio, Mari Evans arrived in Indianapolis in 1947. She was a John… Read More »Mari Evans
Andrew “Bo” Foster (July 6, 1919-June 23, 1987). Andrew “Bo” Foster was born along an alley named Hudson near the apartment complex in… Read More »Andrew “Bo” Foster
Lillian Thomas Fox (Nov. 1854 – Aug. 29, 1917). Lillian Thomas was born in Chicago to the Reverend Byrd Parker, pastor of Quinn… Read More »Lillian Thomas Fox
