African Americans

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Luella Frances Smith McWhirter

(Oct. 1, 1859-Dec. 10, 1952). Club woman, civic leader, and bank director, Luella Smith was born in Perrysville, Indiana as… Read More »Luella Frances Smith McWhirter

Lucious Newsom

(Aug. 11, 1915-Aug. 8, 2008). Born August 11, 1915, in Memphis, Tennessee, Lucious Newsom arrived in Indianapolis in 1989 to… Read More »Lucious Newsom

Yvonne Perkins

(Apr. 14, 1950 – Nov. 10, 2016). Yvonne Perkins was born to Leander O. Perkins and Naomi Coleman Perkins in… Read More »Yvonne Perkins

Phyllis Wheatley YWCA

The established a branch in Indianapolis in 1895, but African Americans could not attend or belong. Minnie Whitaker sought to… Read More »Phyllis Wheatley YWCA

Beulah Wright Porter Price

(Jan. 2, 1869-Nov. 2, 1928). Beulah Wright Porter Price was an educator, physician, and active participant in the African American… Read More »Beulah Wright Porter Price

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

Senate Avenue YMCA

Early in 1900, white officials of the Indianapolis YMCA asked the national association for help in establishing a segregated branch… Read More »Senate Avenue YMCA

Woman’s Improvement Club

Middle-class women in Progressive Era America (1890s to the 1920s) took active roles in reform initiatives to address society’s ills.… Read More »Woman’s Improvement Club

YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis

The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) began in London in 1844. A small group of evangelical Protestants opened the Indianapolis… Read More »YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis