An Analysis of Desegregation Trends in the Indianapolis Public Schools

The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the recent racial desegregation trends in the school cityJ of Indianapolis, Indiana, particUlarly with respect to pupil personnel, teacher personnel, and school administration policies. Such an analysis would be incomplete, however, without a prefatory, updated history of events that made up The Indianapolis Story II of desegregation in its public schools. A still third concern of this study was a survey of major legal developments pertaining to school desegregation procedures elsewhere in the nation. These developments have set the national climate in which trends might be further predicted and in which future Indianapolis school policies might be made

The Echo: March 22, 1955

Taylor Anticipates Big Week-End – Wolgemuth to Give Send-Off At Opening Service Friday – Isely Takes First In Annual Speech Contest – Decisive Defeat – A Cappella Choir to Leave March 30 For Spring Tour – Students Entertain Critic Supervisor – Eight Students Named to Chi Alpha Omega Society – Groups Pass NSA Proposal – Strictly From the Birds – A Cappella Itinerary – Taylorites Elected to State MSM Offices – As We See It… -- Straws in the Wind – Explorations – Graham Urges Prayer – Your Help Needed – Prexy’s Pen Points – Warp and Woof – Coverin’ the Campus – Baseballers Prepare For Opening Contest April 1 – Coach’s Corner – Come to the Fair – Hurrah For Our Side – Spor-T-alk – Varsity Quartet Kept Busy – Y C Schedule – Bergwall Attends North Central Parley – Alumni Report Given – Bishop Taylor Speech Contest Slated for May 2 – MBI to Offer Workshop – Festival Plans Announced – Coburn Named For Summer Jobhttps://pillars.taylor.edu/echo-1954-1955/1010/thumbnail.jp

Hysteria on the Hardwood: A Narrative History of Community, Race, and Indiana's "Basketbrawl" Tradition

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)In 1964, Muncie Central High School got the “death penalty” at the hands of the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s (IHSAA) new commissioner, Phil N. Eskew, after post-game brawling at a boys basketball game led to a broader investigation of the entire program. In the closing moments of the game, a Muncie Central opponent was bloodied by an inbound pass to the face and fans erupted in violence, swarming the floor. The ensuing investigation revealed racial tensions, issues of sexual mores, political discord, and deep problems in the web of interrelationships that make up the phenomenon of Hoosier Hysteria. After a closed-door hearing and two days of deliberations, Eskew and the IHSAA Board of Control announced their decision, and the punishment prescribed made front page headlines across the state and beyond

Volume 2, Issue 13- February 24, 1967

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The Female Impersonators of Indiana Avenue: Race, Sexuality, Gender Expression and the Black Entertainment Industry

On Indiana Avenue, the female impersonators performed in the theaters, clubs and saloons dominated by jazz legends who were born in Indianapolis and others from around the country. Despite the appearance of female impersonator shows, the historical printed record created by Black newspapers in Indianapolis was largely silent from 1911 until 1933. This silence may be due to missing issues of the Indianapolis Recorder from 1917 to 1925. Historians state that the “Pansy Craze” swept the nation in the 1920s. After 1933, openly gay Black men controlled the Avenue’s drag scene. By the 1960s, performers wore women’s clothing in public even when they were not on stage. How we record these performers and their gender identity is an imperfect historical effort since queer themes are largely underrepresented in local archives and historical writings. Given the option, performers may have identified as transgender in today’s terminology

The Phoenix, Vol. XXVII, No. 8 (May 28, 1964)

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