Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions Against all odds, a team of 11 inner-city students from Indianapolis Public School (IPS) 27 defeated a team from Hunter College… Read More »Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions
Indy Police Athletic & Activities League Officer Forrest Higgs organized the first Police Athletic League (PAL) club at Rhodius Park (southwestern Indianapolis) in 1941 as part… Read More »Indy Police Athletic & Activities League
Warner Jewell Warner Jewell was an Indianapolis businessman, Negro League baseball team owner, and Republican Party politician. Jewell was born on August 15, 1887 in… Read More »Warner Jewell
James Raleigh “Biz” Mackey James Raleigh Mackey played three seasons as the catcher for the . Known as a master catcher and adroit switch-hitter,… Read More »James Raleigh “Biz” Mackey
William “Bill” Owens (Nov. 14, 1901-May 5, 1999). William “Bill” Owens was one of 11 children born in the neighborhood of Indianapolis to… Read More »William “Bill” Owens
George Anner “Rabbit” Shively George Anner Shively was a powerful left-handed baseball player who spent most of his career in the Negro Leagues with… Read More »George Anner “Rabbit” Shively
Ben Taylor During a career that spanned 30 years, Ben Taylor played for and managed baseball teams in the Negro Leagues and… Read More »Ben Taylor
Charles Isham (C. I.) Taylor (ca. 1872-ca. Feb. 25, 1922). A transplanted North Carolinian, Taylor was a cofounder of baseball’s Negro National League (NNL). Raised… Read More »Charles Isham (C. I.) Taylor
Marshall W. (Major) Taylor (Nov. 26, 1878-June 21, 1932). Born into poverty in rural Marion County, Indiana, Major Taylor became one of his generation’s… Read More »Marshall W. (Major) Taylor
Charles Edwin “Charlie” Wiggins During the 1920s and 1930s, Charles E. “Charlie” Wiggins was the fastest and most accomplished African American race car driver… Read More »Charles Edwin “Charlie” Wiggins
