Tag: African-Americans

Rufus Cantrell, Intruder in the Dust

by Stephen J. Taylor | Oct 19, 2015 | Historic Miscellania | 0 |

In 1935, the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges weighed in on what mathematicians later called...

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The Scientific Scrapper Who Played Uncle Tom

by Stephen J. Taylor | Sep 7, 2015 | Historic Miscellania | 1 |

If you’re into sports history, you’re probably familiar with the great cyclist...

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Misc Monday: Moses in Wonderland

by Stephen J. Taylor | Jul 20, 2015 | Misc Mondays | 5 |

One amazing local business coming to the rescue in the midst of the “food desert” of...

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Misc Monday: African American and Catholic in Early Indianapolis

by Stephen J. Taylor | Jun 15, 2015 | Misc Mondays | 7 |

Two Daughters of Charity with African American children at St. Ann’s School, probably in the...

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Indianapolis Then & Now: 500 Block of Indiana Avenue

by Joan Hostetler | Nov 8, 2012 | Then & Now | 3 |

Indiana Avenue, the diagonal street angling northwest from the heart of the city, has historically...

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Indianapolis Then and Now: Passo Pharmacy and Shapiro’s Delicatessen & Cafeteria, 802 and 808 S. Meridian Street

by Joan Hostetler | Aug 2, 2012 | Then & Now | 19 |

IUPUI University Library, Neighborhood of Saturdays Collection The near southside of Indianapolis...

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Indianapolis Then and Now: Indianapolis Fire Department Hose Company #9, 1602 Carrollton Avenue

by Joan Hostetler | Jul 5, 2012 | Then & Now | 10 |

The fire station at 1602 Carrollton Avenue was built to house the city’s segregated...

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