Meshach Taylor (Apr. 11, 1947-June 28, 2014). Meshach Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts to , the first dean of the School… Read More »Meshach Taylor
Ten Point Coalition The Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition (ITPC) is a clergy-led effort to bring together the faith-based community, community leaders, businesses, law… Read More »Ten Point Coalition
The Ink Spots The popular African American vocal group The Ink Spots got their start in Indianapolis in 1928. Original members included Orville… Read More »The Ink Spots
Aaron Belford Thompson (Apr. 5, 1873-Jan. 26, 1929). Aaron Belford Thompson was born in Rossmoyne, Ohio, to John Henry and Clara Jane Thompson,… Read More »Aaron Belford Thompson
Emma Lou Thornbrough (Jan. 24, 1913-Dec. 19, 1994). A life-long civil-rights activist, a professor of history at from 1946 until her retirement in… Read More »Emma Lou Thornbrough
George Tompkins (Nov. 20, 1902-Mar. 16, 1922). George Tompkins was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, where his great-uncle and great-aunt Robert and Fannie… Read More »George Tompkins
Tuxedo Park and Grace Tuxedo Park These neighborhoods are bounded by 10th Street, Linwood Avenue, Sherman Avenue, and Washington Street. The area north of Michigan Street… Read More »Tuxedo Park and Grace Tuxedo Park
Twenty-eighth Regiment U.S. Colored Troops The Twenty-eighth Regiment U.S. Colored Troops was the only African American regiment raised in Indiana to serve in the Union… Read More »Twenty-eighth Regiment U.S. Colored Troops
U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners United States v. Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, was rooted in the U.S. Supreme Court’s… Read More »U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners
Unigov and Political Participation The 1969 reorganization of Indianapolis-Marion County local government known as Unigov had profound effects on patterns of political participation and… Read More »Unigov and Political Participation