Tribute Paid to Colored Soldiers
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 5, 1919: Indianapolis welcomed 150 black soldiers of the 809th Pioneer Infantry back home...
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THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1922
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
- Feb 20, 2019
Colored Troops Honored
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 20, 1919: More than 200 returning colored soldiers were honored last night by Gov....
- Jan 12, 2019
Colored Girls to Have Club
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 12, 1919: A recreation and club center will open for the city’s African American girls at...
- Nov 9, 2018
Evening Schools Open With Good Attendance
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, November 9: Good attendance has been reported in the evening classes offered at six black...
- Sep 19, 2018
Colored Hospital Not Quite Up to Mark, but Is Held Worthy
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 18: The New York Bureau of Municipal Research, after an exhaustive survey, concludes the...
- Aug 21, 2018
City Honors 1,258 Colored Draftees
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, August 21: Yesterday evening, the city’s downtown streets were filled with cheering, shouting, and...
- Jul 19, 2018
Says County Council Favors Enlargement
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, July 19: Miss Mary Meyers, secretary of the Marion County Association for the Prevention of...
- Apr 27, 2018
50,000 New Members is Goal in Campaign
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, April 27: Taking as its membership campaign slogan the words of Lincoln, “All men up and no man...
- Mar 2, 2018
Military Recital Will Be Given Monday Night
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, March 2: A military recital to benefit the African American band of the 317th Engineer Regiment,...
- Jan 2, 2018
Demonstration Held by Colored Citizens
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, January 2: A large audience was in attendance at Tomlinson Hall yesterday afternoon, under the...
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