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James Cameron (February 25, 1914 – June 11, 2006) was an American civil rights activist. In the 1940s, he founded three chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Indiana. [1] He also served as Indiana's State Director of the Office of Civil Liberties from 1942 to 1950.
Black Oak is a neighborhood located on the far southwest side of Gary, Indiana. As of 2000, Black Oak had a population of 4,216, which was 84.7% white. [2] It is Gary's only majority-white neighborhood, and the most recent neighborhood added to the city. Black Oak was annexed in 1976, under the administration of mayor Richard Hatcher. [2]
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... Black Oak is the name of the following places in the U.S. state of Indiana: Black Oak, Daviess County ...
Indiana Landmarks works to end the erasure of heritage for Black Hoosiers and works to ensure the history is preserved through buildings and markers.
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Behind the fun is the area’s deep history with the Indianapolis Black community. The Madam Walker Legacy Center was built in 1927. Indiana Avenue, where the block party was located, and its ...
Alfredo Estrada: [30] First Latino American male to serve as President of the Lake County Bar Association (2022) Rudolph "Rudy" R. Pyle III: [31] [32] First African American male judge in Madison County, Indiana; Gonzalo Manibog: [33] First Filipino American male to graduate from the Indiana Law School in Indianapolis (1917) [Marion County ...
The death of a young Black man who was found hanging from a tree in Indiana nearly 100 years ago has finally been ruled a lynching, officials said.