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Some free blacks living in central and northern Indiana also aided runaways. [19] [29] In addition to Indiana's free-black community and some abolitionists, other early supporters of the Underground Railroad were Quakers living the state's eastern counties. [30] [31] [19]
The 260 area code covers the northeast section of Indiana, including Fort Wayne and Angola. Prior to January 2002, the entire northern part of Indiana was under the 219 area code. Population growth and increases in cell phone numbers resulted in the 219 region being split into 3 sections.
Peaking at 75% black in the mid-1970s after five previous decades of the Great Migration increased the black population five-fold, DC is 46–49% black in 2018. DC remains the largest African-American percentage population of any state or territory in the mainland US.
The town has a free independent lending library, the Bristol-Washington Township Public Library. [12] The current 10,000 square foot building was constructed in 1984. [13] In 2016, it served a population of 6,945 patrons and had 39,000 annual visits. In 2016 the library had a holding of 44,576 items which circulated 77,799 times. [14]
Apr. 10—A video by an Indiana State University student critical of Black individuals performing country music is drawing scathing criticism on campus and beyond. ISU students and alumni ...
Nottingham Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,018 (down from 1,062 at 2010 [ 2 ] ) and it contained 408 housing units.
When they relocated to the Indiana Territory, they brought what few slaves they owned with them. An 1810 census recorded 393 free blacks and 237 slaves in the Indiana Territory. [6] Knox County, where the territorial capital of Indiana, Vincennes, was located, was the center of Indiana slavery.
St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church complex located at Bristol, Elkhart County, Indiana. The church was built between 1843 and 1847, and is a one-story, Gothic Revival style frame building. It has a projecting bell tower with octagonal roof and lancet windows.