Religion and Race Race has been a public issue in Indianapolis from the city’s earliest years. Numerous state laws restricted the rights of… Read More »Religion and Race
Willis R. Revels (1810-Mar. 6, 1879). Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to free parents, Willis R. Revels first came to Indiana when he… Read More »Willis R. Revels
Henry J. Richardson Jr. (June 21, 1902-Dec. 5, 1983). Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Richardson came to Indianapolis in his teens to study at ,… Read More »Henry J. Richardson Jr.
Roselyn C. Richardson (Aug. 23, 1913-July 8, 2005). African American equal rights activist Roselyn Comer Richardson was born in Roberta, Georgia, in 1913.… Read More »Roselyn C. Richardson
Riverside Amusement Park Riverside Amusement Park, located on West 30th Street at and adjacent to Riverside City Park began as a joint venture… Read More »Riverside Amusement Park
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.
