Search Results for: African Americans In Indianapolis

Indianapolis has long been steeped in important moments in African American history, from businesswoman Madame C. J. Walker's success to the rise of the Ku Klux

Indiana Blacks in the Twentieth Century Emma Lou Thornbrough Edited and with a final chapter by Lana Ruegamer Sequel to Thornbroug's early groundbreaking study

"Who is an American?" asked the Ku Klux Klan. It is a question that echoes as loudly today as it did in the early twentieth century. But who really joined the K

Life for Blacks in Southern Indiana in the 1820s could be brutal, but Mary Bateman Clark's victorious lawsuit helped advance change. This book is a must-read wh

This history of the black community of Indianapolis in the 20th century focuses on methods of political action -- protracted negotiations, interracial coalition