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Black History Month: Ernest Tidrington 'boss' of Bapttistown in Evansville
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEditor's note: The Courier & Press and The Gleaner are marking Black History Month with a collection...
Dreamland Park offered fun and recreation to Black community from 1921 to 1938
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“To my way of thinking, the colored people should at least have a place where they can congregate...
Before Jazz Fest, this Rochester club regularly featured the greatest names in jazz music
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen George Fontenette was coming of age in the neighborhood known then as the 3rd Ward, music...
Utica Pythians, Utica University names officers: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 months ago1924, 100 years ago Utica Pythians Area native Justus H. Rathbone founded the Knights of Pythias 60...
Righting the past: Walker W. Thomas, national newspaper correspondent and veteran, dead at 28
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor the men...
In segregated Chicago, black and tans provided lively nightlife in the early 20th century
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn 1922, Genevieve Forbes took Tribune readers on an armchair tour of Chicago’s demimonde. She...
Historic marker celebrating area's first African American USO Club installed in Lebanon
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA historical marker placed last week in Lebanon celebrates the contributions of an African American...
How Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPortrait of Betty and Willis Coles by William Bullard from about 1902. Courtesy of Frank Morrill,...
10 historic sites that are the most endangered in 2023, according to Indiana Landmarks
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn Anderson theater, a historic Richmond neighborhood and a once-bustling Evansville business...
Righting the Past: James Goldstucker, famed baseball manager and businessman, dead at 75
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This is the third in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor the men...