Cheney Lively (ca. 1790s-1858). Cheney Lively (also spelled Chaney, Chany, China, or Chinny) may have been the city’s first permanent African American… Read More »Cheney Lively
Daisy Lloyd (Oct. 15, 1923-May 15, 2019). Daisy Dorothy Riley Lloyd was born in Lawrence, Kansas, to Hiram and Nettie Henrie Riley.… Read More »Daisy Lloyd
Frank Perry Lloyd (Oct. 20, 1919-Aug. 27, 2002). Born in South Carolina, Frank Perry Lloyd graduated from South Carolina State College, then from… Read More »Frank Perry Lloyd
Lockefield Gardens Lockefield Gardens was the first major public housing project in Indianapolis. In the mid-1930s New Deal era, the federal Public… Read More »Lockefield Gardens
Lynching of John Tucker John Tucker became a victim of racially motivated violence in front of a crowd of almost 100 onlookers on West… Read More »Lynching of John Tucker
Lynching of William Keemer William Keemer, the first Black man in Indiana lynched after the Civil War during Reconstruction, was born to James H.… Read More »Lynching of William Keemer
James Raleigh “Biz” Mackey James Raleigh Mackey played three seasons as the catcher for the . Known as a master catcher and adroit switch-hitter,… Read More »James Raleigh “Biz” Mackey
Madam Walker Legacy Center The Walker Building was erected in 1927, eight years after the death of , founder of the Madam C. J.… Read More »Madam Walker Legacy Center
Gertrude Mahorney Gertrude Mahorney was an educator in the system. She grew up in a progressive home, traveled throughout Europe, and was… Read More »Gertrude Mahorney
William Majors (1930-Aug. 30, 1982). A dropout from , his schooling was completed and his artistic ability developed under teacher Helen Mowray… Read More »William Majors
