Riviera Club James Makin and a group of northside residents founded the Riviera Club in 1933 to provide low-cost private recreational facilities… Read More »Riviera Club
Rivoli Park Neighborhood Rivoli Park Neighborhood is a neighborhood organization bounded by 10th Street to the north, Michigan Street to the south, Sherman… Read More »Rivoli Park Neighborhood
Robert F. Kennedy Speech On the evening of April 4, 1968, as more than a hundred cities erupted in violence following the murder of… Read More »Robert F. Kennedy Speech
Roberts Settlement Roberts Settlement was an African American settlement in western Jackson Township in Hamilton County. The remains of the settlement, a… Read More »Roberts Settlement
Rosewood 12 Neighborhood Association, Inc. Rosewood 12 Neighborhood Association, Inc. is a neighborhood organization bounded by the south side of Stop 12 Road to the… Read More »Rosewood 12 Neighborhood Association, Inc.
William George Ryder Jr. (Feb. 25, 1935-May 5, 2017). William George Ryder Jr. was born in Baskett, Kentucky, to William George Ryder Sr. and… Read More »William George Ryder Jr.
Mozel Sanders (May 24, 1924-Sept. 1, 1988). Mozel Sanders was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. His father died when he was… Read More »Mozel Sanders
School Desegregation Although Indiana’s early school laws made no reference to race, few African American children attended local township schools, relying instead… Read More »School Desegregation
William Edouard Scott (Mar. 11, 1884-May 15, 1964). Born in Indianapolis, African American artist William Edouard Scott attended Public School No. 23 and… Read More »William Edouard Scott
Senate Avenue YMCA Early in 1900, white officials of the Indianapolis YMCA asked the national association for help in establishing a segregated branch… Read More »Senate Avenue YMCA
