Collection [graphic], ca. 1900-1983.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Indianapolis Young Women's Christian Association

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The Indianapolis YWCA was founded in 1894. It joined the World YWCA at its formation in 1906. The organization sponsored programs to help working women in the city at first, and later expanded to more recreational and educational activities. From the description of Records, 1896-1986. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771719 The Indianapolis YWCA opened in 1895 at 139 N. Meridian Street, offering classes, lunches, and lodging. It moved to 329 N. Pen...

Young Men's Christian Association (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Construction of the Senate Avenue YMCA began in October 1912 at the intersection of Michigan Street and Senate Avenue. Booker T. Washington dedicated the building on 13 July 1913. For nearly half a century the Senate Avenue YMCA held the largest membership of any African American branch in the United States. The center closed in 1959 when it was replaced by a new Fall Creek YMCA located at West 10th Street and Fall Creek Parkway. The center continued to operate at that location until 2003 when i...

Flanner House (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Flanner House, a social service center for the Indianapolis, Indiana African-American community, promotes the social, moral, and physical welfare of African-Americans, particularly youth. It was established in 1903 by Frank Flanner, a local mortician, under the name of Flanner Guild and was the first settlement house for African-Americans in the city. Programs and activities have included a day nursery, training for men and women, self-help projects such as housing construction, and public healt...

Indianapolis recorder.

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George Pheldon Stewart (1874-1924) was an African American community leader; with William H. Porter he established the Indianapolis Recorder in 1895. Portraits of church leaders and politicians illustrated articles beginning about 1916, news photographs were used regularly starting in the 1940s and by 1960 photographs illustrated all sections of the newspaper. From the description of Collection [graphic], ca. 1900-1983. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 384806...

National urban league

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The National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, later the National Urban League, resulted from the 1910 merger of three welfare organizations in New York, N.Y.: the Committee for Improving Industrial Conditions among Negroes in New York, the Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, and the National League for Protection of Colored Women. From the description of Records of the National Urban League, 1910-1986 (bulk 1930-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130941 ...

National Council of Negro Women. Indianapolis Section

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The Indianapolis Section of the National Council of Negro Women was founded to work for the elimination of all forms of discrimination, and to promote unity of action concerning women's educational, cultural, economic, social, and political lives. The section sponsors various service projects, some in conjunction with other organizations. From the description of Records, 1915-1985 (bulk 1982-1985) (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 32813043 ...

Indianapolis Recorder Charities

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Crispus Attucks High School (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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In 1955, led by Oscar Robertson, Crispus Attucks High School became the first Indianapolis school to win the state basketball championship. The school repeated the honor the following year. Coached by Ray Crowe, the school's basketball team had won 45 consecutive games when they were named the 1956 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) champions. Opened as a high school for African American students, Crispus Attucks was banned from playing in the segregated IHSAA state basketball tour...

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is a national organization organized in chapters and affiliates that works for human rights across the world. It played a prominent role in the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther King, Jr. Origins of the SCLC can be traced back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 5 December 1955 after which leaders of civil rights groups met in Atlanta on 10-11 January 1957 to form ...

Jewish Welfare Federation of Indianapolis

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Founded in 1905 as the Jewish Federation to centralize local and national fund raising and to provide assistance to the poor in Jewish immigrant communities. In the 1920s interests shifted to Jewish community projects; Jewish Welfare Fund established in 1926; combined in 1948 with the Jewish Federation to form the Jewish Welfare Federation, which raises funds for national and Federation local member organizations. Also affiliated is the Jewish Community Relations Council of Indianapolis, involve...

Stewart, George P. (George Pheldon), 1874-1924

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Co-founder, publisher and editor of the Indianapolis Recorder; businessman; and African-American community leader. From the description of Papers, 1894-1924. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 27658204 ...