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American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut

American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut was an action brought against the City of Indianapolis, challenging the constitutionality of the… Read More »American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut

American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana

Formerly known as the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, the Indiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is… Read More »American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana

Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

A labor ordinance passed by the Indianapolis City Council September 19, 1919, forbade all forms of picketing by striking workers… Read More »Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes

(Apr. 20, 1883-Apr. 26, 1918). Carrie Barnes was born in Kentucky to Lillie Peters and Charles Henry Barnes. When she… Read More »Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes

Baskin v. Bogan

Baskin v. Bogan is a U.S. Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals civil rights case that upheld… Read More »Baskin v. Bogan

Richard I. Blankenbaker

(Dec. 7, 1930-Nov. 18, 1988). Born in New Albany, Indiana, Richard Blankenbaker began his long career in the grocery business… Read More »Richard I. Blankenbaker

Robert Lee Brokenburr

(Nov. 16, 1886-Mar. 24, 1974). Born in Phoebus, Virginia, and encouraged by his parents to get an education, Robert Brokenburr… Read More »Robert Lee Brokenburr

Andrew J. Brown

(Nov. 20, 1921-Aug. 2, 1996). Born in Duncan, Mississippi, Andrew J. Brown attended the historically Black Bishop College in Marshall, Texas,… Read More »Andrew J. Brown

Betty Cockrum

(Mar. 25, 1953-May 17, 2020). Born in Wolcottville, Indiana, to Moyne and Hyacinth Fuller, Betty Lou Fuller Cockrum attended Ball… Read More »Betty Cockrum

Harriette Bailey Conn

(Sept. 22, 1922- Aug. 21, 1981). Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Harriette Vesta Bailey Conn graduated from CRISPUS ATTUCKS HIGH and… Read More »Harriette Bailey Conn

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