Citizens Forum Begun as a citizens’ group in July 1964, the organizational meeting was coordinated by city councilmen Rufus Kuykendall, Rev. ,… Read More »Citizens Forum
Civil Rights The history of civil rights in Indianapolis is intertwined with that of the larger African American struggle for equality in… Read More »Civil Rights
James R. Coe (Mar. 20, 1921-Feb. 26, 2004). James R. Coe was born James R. West in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. William McKinley Coe adopted… Read More »James R. Coe
Community Heights Community Heights is a neighborhood bounded by 21st Street to the north, 10th Street to the south, Arlington Avenue to… Read More »Community Heights
Composers Even though Indianapolis is not known as a music center, it has been home to several noteworthy 20th-century composers, especially… Read More »Composers
Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis A Ministerial association with the goal of mobilizing spiritual leadership to combat issues of racial, educational, and economic inequality and… Read More »Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis
Mattie Rice Coney (May 30, 1909-August 5, 1988). Mattie Rice Coney was an Indianapolis schoolteacher and Black civic leader who cofounded the in… Read More »Mattie Rice Coney
Harriette Bailey Conn (Sept. 22, 1922- Aug. 21, 1981). Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Harriette Vesta Bailey Conn graduated from and Talladega College, where… Read More »Harriette Bailey Conn
Frances Berry Coston (Mar. 1, 1876-July 19, 1960) Frances Berry Coston was born in Rockhold, Kentucky, located in Whitley County on the southeastern… Read More »Frances Berry Coston
Country Clubs By the late 1800s, country clubs were popular social centers for the cultural elite in many American communities, including Indianapolis.… Read More »Country Clubs
