George Washington Julian (May 5, 1817-July 7, 1899). Born in Wayne 856 County, Indiana, and educated in the common schools, George Washington Julian… Read More »George Washington Julian
Justice, Inc. Justice, Inc. traces its beginnings to Indianapolis’ failure to celebrate Gay Pride Week in 1980. Many cities have celebrated Gay… Read More »Justice, Inc.
Ku Klux Klan Based on white supremacist, anti-Catholic, and anti-Semitic beliefs, support for enforcement, and a wide range of traditional social, religious, and… Read More »Ku Klux Klan
League of Women Voters of Indianapolis On April 16, 1920, the Woman’s Franchise League of Indiana, Indianapolis Branch, disbanded and established a League of Women Voters… Read More »League of Women Voters of Indianapolis
Daisy Lloyd (Oct. 15, 1923-May 15, 2019). Daisy Dorothy Riley Lloyd was born in Lawrence, Kansas, to Hiram and Nettie Henrie Riley.… Read More »Daisy Lloyd
Lynching of John Tucker John Tucker became a victim of racially motivated violence in front of a crowd of almost 100 onlookers on West… Read More »Lynching of John Tucker
Lynching of William Keemer William Keemer, the first Black man in Indiana lynched after the Civil War during Reconstruction, was born to James H.… Read More »Lynching of William Keemer
Monster Meetings of the Senate Avenue YMCA In 1900, a group of African American men founded the Young Men’s Prayer Band in Indianapolis to challenge the discriminatory… Read More »Monster Meetings of the Senate Avenue YMCA
John Morton-Finney (June 25, 1889-Jan. 28-1998). John Morton-Finney was one of seven children born to George and Mattie M. Gordon Morton-Finney in… Read More »John Morton-Finney
National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP) In the early 1900s, waves of southern African Americans migrated to the North, some of whom settled in Indianapolis, specifically… Read More »National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP)
