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African Americans

 
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Indiana High School Athletic Association 
Indiana High School Athletic Association 

In 1899, a meeting in Indianapolis of high school principals from eight Indiana cities resulted in the formation of the… Read More »Indiana High School Athletic Association 

Indiana Minority Business Magazine

Based in Indianapolis, Indiana Minority Business Magazine (IMBM) is published quarterly and geared toward a professional audience. Celebrating diversity and… Read More »Indiana Minority Business Magazine

Indiana Park

Indiana Park Crime Watch is a neighborhood organization bounded by Vermont Street to the north, Rockville Road to the south,… Read More »Indiana Park

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is the premier urban research university in Indiana, offering more than 450 undergraduate, graduate, and… Read More »Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Long known simply as the “500,” the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has been conducted continuously at the  since its inception in… Read More »Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Indianapolis ABCs
Indianapolis ABCs

The Indianapolis ABCs were a powerhouse team of early Black baseball. After a so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” segregated organized baseball during… Read More »Indianapolis ABCs

Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children
Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

The established the Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children in 1870. At the time, it was the sole orphanage in… Read More »Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

Indianapolis Clowns
Indianapolis Clowns

The longest-playing Black professional team in U.S. history, the Indianapolis Clowns began as the Miami Giants and were financed by… Read More »Indianapolis Clowns

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 Fire Department 
Indianapolis Fire Department 

The first recorded fire in Indianapolis in a newly built wooden tavern opposite the courthouse on Washington Street, on January… Read More »Indianapolis Fire Department 

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