Frederick Douglass Park Formerly known as Douglass Park, Frederick Douglass Park sits on 43 acres of land between 25th and 30th streets and… Read More »Frederick Douglass Park
Wayne Fuson (Mar. 2, 1925–Sept. 30, 1996). Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Wayne Fuson attended Indiana State University before starting his journalistic… Read More »Wayne Fuson
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Unlike many NBA arenas with sleek modern architecture, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, originally named Conseco Fieldhouse, was designed with an intentional retro… Read More »Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Willie Gardner (Oct. 30, 1933-Sept. 28, 2000). William “Willie” Gardner was born in Pulaski, Tennessee, the only child of Versie Coleman and… Read More »Willie Gardner
Mary Antonia (Mari) Hulman George (Dec. 26, 1934-Nov. 3, 2018). Businesswoman, racecar team owner, and philanthropist, Mary Antonia (Mari) Hulman George was born in Evansville,… Read More »Mary Antonia (Mari) Hulman George
Gold And Glory Sweepstakes African American drivers and mechanics held the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes, an annual auto race, on the one-mile dirt track… Read More »Gold And Glory Sweepstakes
Golf In 1896, Philip Watson, J. A. Barnard, Robert Martindale, and Alvin S. Lockard laid out a two-hole golf course on… Read More »Golf
Grand Park Debuting in 2014, the Grand Park Sports Campus features 26 baseball and softball diamonds, 31 multipurpose fields for soccer, football,… Read More »Grand Park
Jerry Harkness (May 7, 1940-Aug. 24, 2021). Jerald (Jerry) Harkness was born in Harlem, New York, to Lindsey and Lucille (Bailey) Harkness.… Read More »Jerry Harkness
Ray Harroun (Jan. 12, 1879-Jan. 19, 1968). Born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, to Russell LaFayette Harroun and Lucy A. Halliday, Ray Harroun apprenticed… Read More »Ray Harroun
