Ragtime This uniquely American musical genre, based upon African American rhythms and styles rendered initially by Black banjoists and pianists, flourished… Read More »Ragtime
Rainbow Ridge Association Rainbow Ridge Association is a neighborhood organization bounded by West 25th Street to the north, West 16th Street to the… Read More »Rainbow Ridge Association
Ralston Hovey Arsenal Neighborhood Ralston Hovey Arsenal Association is a neighborhood organization bounded by 34th Street to the north, 30th Street to the south,… Read More »Ralston Hovey Arsenal Neighborhood
Andrew William Ramsey (Nov. 23, 1907-May 11, 1973). Ramsey was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, the oldest of eight children. His mother brought the… Read More »Andrew William Ramsey
Ransom Place Ransom Place is a historic African American neighborhood bounded by 10th Street to the North, St. Clair Street to the… Read More »Ransom Place
Freeman Briley Ransom (July 7, 1884-Aug. 6, 1947). Born in Grenada, Mississippi, Ransom graduated from the law department of Walden University in Nashville,… Read More »Freeman Briley Ransom
Willard B. (Mike) Ransom (May 17, 1916-Nov. 7, 1995). Willard B. (Mike) Ransom was the son of Indianapolis African American lawyer and civic leader… Read More »Willard B. (Mike) Ransom
George Rawls (June 2, 1928-May 16, 2020). Born in Gainesville, Florida, George Rawls graduated as the valedictorian from Florida A&M University. He… Read More »George Rawls
William Theodore (W. T.) Ray (Mar. 20, 1916 -Dec. 17, 2010). The first accredited Black real estate agent and the first African American to hold… Read More »William Theodore (W. T.) Ray
Reagan Park Reagan Park is a neighborhood bounded by 25th Street to the north, 22nd Street to the south, Monon Trail to… Read More »Reagan Park
