Festivals Like most large cities, Indianapolis has a sizeable number of annual festivals focused on the arts and culture, food, sports,… Read More »Festivals
Flanner House Flanner House, originally an African American branch of a white settlement house organized by the Charity Organization Society, began as… Read More »Flanner House
Fletcher-Lippencott Neighborhood Association The Fletcher-Lippencott Neighborhood Association is a neighborhood organization bounded by Massachusetts Avenue and East 21st Street to the north, Brookside… Read More »Fletcher-Lippencott Neighborhood Association
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
Fox Hill Manor Fox Hill Manor Civic Association is a neighborhood organization bounded by 62nd Street to the north, Kessler Boulevard West Drive… Read More »Fox Hill Manor
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
Frederick Douglass Park Formerly known as Douglass Park, Frederick Douglass Park sits on 43 acres of land between 25th and 30th streets and… Read More »Frederick Douglass Park
Freetown Village Freetown Village was conceptualized in 1982 by Ophelia Wellington out of her desire to teach African American history. With a… Read More »Freetown Village
John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, part of the Compromise of 1850, amended the 1793 Fugitive Slave Law by giving… Read More »John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case
Sumner A. Furniss (Jan. 30, 1874 -Jan. 18, 1953). Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Sumner A. Furniss moved to Indianapolis with his family as… Read More »Sumner A. Furniss
