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Green Book
Green Book

Victor Hugo Green, Harlem, New York postal worker turned travel writer, published The Negro Motorist Green Book, also known as… Read More »Green Book

High Cotton 
High Cotton 

High Cotton was the debut novel of Indianapolis native and acclaimed critic Darryl Pinckney, son of former Indianapolis president .… Read More »High Cotton 

Indianapolis Colored World

Begun in 1883 by Edward E. Cooper and Edwin F. Horn, this African American newspaper, initially Republican, soon became one… Read More »Indianapolis Colored World

Indianapolis Freeman
Indianapolis Freeman

Edward E. Cooper, formerly with the Indianapolis World, launched the Freeman in 1888. He claimed it to be the only… Read More »Indianapolis Freeman

Indianapolis Leader
Indianapolis Leader

Benjamin D. Bagby and Company began publishing what is purported to be the first Black Indianapolis newspaper in August 1879.… Read More »Indianapolis Leader

The Indianapolis Recorder
The Indianapolis Recorder

The Indianapolis Recorder is a weekly newspaper that has been published since 1895. It is the nation’s fourth-oldest surviving African… Read More »The Indianapolis Recorder

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