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Marion County Bar Association

Marion County Bar Association

“Fairness, Justice and Equality” has been the motto of the Marion County Bar Association (MCBA) since it was founded in… Read More »Marion County Bar Association

John Morton-Finney

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

Freeman Briley Ransom

Freeman Briley Ransom

(July 7, 1884-Aug. 6, 1947). Born in Grenada, Mississippi, Ransom graduated from the law department of Walden University in Nashville,… Read More »Freeman Briley Ransom

U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners

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

Charles Atlas Walton

Charles Atlas Walton

(June 24, 1936-Feb. 19, 1996). Born in rural Lampkin, Mississippi, Walton was educated in Indianapolis after his family of sharecroppers… Read More »Charles Atlas Walton

Whitcomb v. Chavis

In 1971 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 1969 U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision that had declared that… Read More »Whitcomb v. Chavis

Women in Politics

Women in Politics

Throughout its long history, Indianapolis has produced many women who were at the forefront of local, state, and national politics.… Read More »Women in Politics

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