African Americans in Politics Black residents have fought for civil rights and participation in politics from the beginning of the city’s history. Indiana’s 1816… Read More »African Americans in Politics
Antebellum Politics Politics in Indianapolis before the Civil War reflected the stresses of a growing city against a background of national issues… Read More »Antebellum Politics
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
Roger W. Brown (May 22, 1942-Mar. 4, 1997). Born into poverty in Brooklyn, New York, Brown gained fame at Wingate HIgh School, outdueling… Read More »Roger W. Brown
Julia May Carson (July 8, 1938-Dec. 15, 2007). Julia May Carson was the only child of an unwed mother. Born in Louisville, Kentucky,… Read More »Julia May Carson
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
Crawford v. Marion Co. Election Board A 2008 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a 2005 Indiana law requiring all voters casting an… Read More »Crawford v. Marion Co. Election Board
William A. (Bill) Crawford (Jan. 28, 1936-Sept. 25, 2015). Born in Indianapolis, William Crawford lived in . He served as a Radarman Third Class… Read More »William A. (Bill) Crawford
Municipal Election of 1925 Beginning with the May primary race for mayor in the Republican Party, the city elections of 1925 were dominated by… Read More »Municipal Election of 1925
Election Riot of 1876 In the early evening of May 3, 1876, the day of a special election for city councilmen, a disturbance broke… Read More »Election Riot of 1876
