Thornbrough, Emma Lou
Variant namesAn Indianapolis native, Emma Lou Thornbrough was a pioneer among professional historians focusing on African-American history. She wrote numerous articles and books, many dealing with African-Americans in Indiana history, and was a professor emeritus at Butler University.
From the description of The Indianapolis story : school segregation and desegregation in a northern city, 1993. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 27919535
Thornbrough was an Indianapolis historian and professor. The concentration of her work was on Indiana history, with a focus on African Americans.
From the description of Breaking racial barriers to public accommodations from the 1940s to 1963, 1986. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 37028790
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| referencedIn | Theodore Roosevelt Collection: Books, pamphlets, periodicals, 18-- - <ongoing> | Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Thornbrough, Emma Lou. The Indianapolis story : school segregation and desegregation in a northern city, 1993. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Thornbrough, Emma Lou. Breaking racial barriers to public accommodations from the 1940s to 1963, 1986. | Indiana Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Blackett, R. J. M., 1943- | person |
| associatedWith | Dillin, S. Hugh (Samuel Hugh), 1914- | person |
| associatedWith | Indianapolis Public Schools. | corporateBody |
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| Indiana | |||
| Indianapolis (Ind.) | |||
| Indiana--Indianapolis |
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| Education |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
| Busing for school integration |
| Discrimination in education |
| Race discrimination |
| School integration |
| Segregation in education |
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Person
Birth 1913-01-24
Death 1994-12-16
