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Feminist Movement (1960–1985)

In the years since ratification of the 19th Amendment, no period saw more discussion of the status of women than… Read More »Feminist Movement (1960–1985)

Charles (Snookie) Hendricks

(Aug. 27, 1931-Mar. 18, 1997). Charles (Snookie) Hendricks was born and raised in Indianapolis. He lived in and attended .… Read More »Charles (Snookie) Hendricks

James Sidney Hinton

(Dec. 25, 1834-Nov. 6, 1892). African American politician and legislator, James Hinton was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, to free… Read More »James Sidney Hinton

Glenn L. Howard

(Aug. 25, 1939-July 2, 2012). Born in Milan, Tennessee, Glenn L. Howard attended elementary school in his native state before… Read More »Glenn L. Howard

Z. Mae Jimison

(June 29, 1943 – Mar. 5, 2008). Judge Zilthia Mae “Z. Mae” Perkins Jimison was a trailblazer and pioneer in… Read More »Z. Mae Jimison

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

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

Henry J. Richardson Jr.

(June 21, 1902-Dec. 5, 1983). Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Richardson came to Indianapolis in his teens to study at ,… Read More »Henry J. Richardson Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Speech  

On the evening of April 4, 1968, as more than a hundred cities erupted in violence following the murder of… Read More »Robert F. Kennedy Speech  

David Curtis (D. C.) Stephenson

(Aug. 21, 1891-June 28, 1966). Born in Houston, Texas, Stephenson moved with his family to Maysville, Oklahoma, in 1901. He… Read More »David Curtis (D. C.) Stephenson