Monster Meetings of the Senate Avenue YMCA In 1900, a group of African American men founded the Young Men’s Prayer Band in Indianapolis to challenge the discriminatory… Read More »Monster Meetings of the Senate Avenue YMCA
John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery (Mar. 6, 1923-June 15, 1968). Born John Leslie Montgomery in Indianapolis, Montgomery took up the guitar in 1943, joining the… Read More »John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery
William Howard (Monk) Montgomery (Oct. 10, 1921-May 20, 1982). William Howard “Monk” Montgomery was born in Indianapolis. Monk, a member of the musical Montgomery… Read More »William Howard (Monk) Montgomery
Wilma Lee Gibbs Moore (Mar. 21, 1951-Apr. 18, 2018). Wilma Gibbs Moore, the daughter of William Joseph and Tessie Arlene Gibbs, was born in… Read More »Wilma Lee Gibbs Moore
John Morton-Finney (June 25, 1889-Jan. 28-1998). John Morton-Finney was one of seven children born to George and Mattie M. Gordon Morton-Finney in… Read More »John Morton-Finney
Mount Jackson Neighborhood Association Mount Jackson Neighborhood Association is a neighborhood organization bounded by Michigan Street to the north, Washington Street and Rockville Road… Read More »Mount Jackson Neighborhood Association
John Muir (Apr. 21, 1838-Dec. 24, 1914). Born in Dunbar, Scotland, John Muir immigrated with his family to the United States in… Read More »John Muir
National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP) In the early 1900s, waves of southern African Americans migrated to the North, some of whom settled in Indianapolis, specifically… Read More »National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP)
Near West Near West Collaborative is a neighborhood organization bounded by West 16th Street to the north, Oliver Street to the south,… Read More »Near West
New Augusta New Augusta is a town located in northwest Marion County, just northeast of Georgetown Road and 71st Street. The Indianapolis… Read More »New Augusta
