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Hidden history and freedom: Indiana’s unsung heroes of Juneteenth

JADE JACKSON -
Garland H. White was born into slavery in 1829. Congressman Robert Toombs, who went on to serve in the Confederacy as a general during...
Black History Matters

On This Day: Harriet Tubman’s historical raid

NORAL PARHAM -
On this day in 1863, Harriet Tubman accomplished one of the most remarkable feats in American history. She directed a mass of nearly 800 slaves to liberation, sidestepping Confederate soldiers and risking her own life for the freedom of others.
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Beneath the concrete: City deliberates archaeological dig of former Greenlawn Cemetery

JAYDEN KENNETT -
In 1980, Diamond Chain undertook an expansion of their manufacturing facilities in Indianapolis. The civil work (earth work) unearthed several graves and grave markers,...
Community Voices

We forgot to remember

LARRY SMITH -
For at least 700 years, a variety of cities, towns, and prominent families have adopted the Latin phrase Semper Fidelis – “Always Faithful” –...
Community Voices

Smith: Fighting the lost cause

LARRY SMITH -
The U.S. Civil War cost more American lives than all other wars we have fought. In fact, some historians argue that Civil War deaths...
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From civil war to civil rights, Frank Smith lives Black History

Avis Thomas-Lester, Urban News Service -
Frank Smith, Jr. emerged from a Mississippi jail and learned that he was wanted — by Uncle Sam.The 20-year-old civil rights worker had been...
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Conner Prairie’s "Follow the North Star" simulates escape from slavery

LESLIE L. FULLER -
I vividly recall being sold into slavery in Fishers. After sneaking a peek at one “master”, I was forced to the ground for “being...
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