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The Fiery Cross

Originally appearing in Indianapolis in 1921 under the name Fact!, the Ku Klux Klan paper was renamed The Fiery Cross in July 1922 under the editorship of Ernest W. Reichard.… Read More »The Fiery Cross

From Dawn to Daylight

From Dawn To Daylight (1859) is a controversial autobiographical novel, set principally in Indianapolis, by Eunice White Bullard Beecher. Born on August 20, 1812, in Massachusetts, Eunice Bullard was a… Read More »From Dawn to Daylight

German-Language Press

For thousands of German immigrants moving to the city in the mid-19th century, the press became part of a support structure that included churches, schools, Vereins (clubs, societies), and, in… Read More »German-Language Press

Going All the Way

Publication of Going All the Way (New York, 1970) was of particular significance to Indianapolis. The novel’s author, Dan Wakefield, was born in the city in 1932 and grew up at… Read More »Going All the Way

High Cotton

High Cotton was the debut novel of Indianapolis native and acclaimed critic Darryl Pinckney, son of former Indianapolis Naacp president Aurelius Dewey Pinckney. Published in 1992 and a winner of… Read More »High Cotton

A Hoosier Chronicle

A Hoosier Chronicle (New York, 1912) was written by Indianapolis popular author Meredith Nicholson. It is a powerful novel of politics and society set in central Indiana, particularly Indianapolis, in… Read More »A Hoosier Chronicle

Indiana Catholic and Record

Joseph P. O’Mahoney, a native of Tralee, County Kerry Ireland, issued the first Indiana Catholic on February 4, 1910, for the Indiana Catholic Printing and Publishing Company. Born in 1869,… Read More »Indiana Catholic and Record

Indiana Farmer And Indiana Farmer and Gardener

Under the sponsorship of the State Board of Agriculture, the Indiana Farmer began in Indianapolis in March 1836, promoting improved agricultural methods among Hoosier farmers. Moses M. Henkle, formerly publisher… Read More »Indiana Farmer And Indiana Farmer and Gardener

Indiana State Sentinel

First published by brothers George A. And Jacob P. Chapman after they purchased the Indiana Democrat (1830) and renamed it the Indiana State Sentinel. The paper remained a supporter of… Read More »Indiana State Sentinel

Indianapolis Colored World

Begun in 1883 by Edward E. Cooper and Edwin F. Horn, this African American newspaper, initially Republican, soon became one of the outstanding publications of its kind. Under Levi E.… Read More »Indianapolis Colored World

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