John Charles Bryant is a descendant of one of South Bend's first African American families. The History Museum in South Bend welcomes you to step into yesterday. One wall is covered with portraits. Popular understanding of Indiana black history focuses on post-Civil War African-American migration to cities in the north, such as Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis and South Bend. This generalized thinking situates Indiana's African-Americans as part of a national story, but fails to reveal the stories of free blacks and formerly enslaved people who settled the. Settlements Popular understanding of Indiana black history focuses on post-Civil War African-American migration to cities in the north, such as Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis and South Bend. This generalized thinking situates Indiana's African-Americans as part of a national story, but fails to reveal the stories of free blacks and formerly enslaved people who settled. After the Civil War, the Indiana African-American population more than doubled from 11,428 in 1860 to 24,560 people in 1870. Much of the increase came from the upper South, as people fled to Indiana's cities and river towns. Indianapolis and Evansville experienced a significant rise in population.
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Popular understanding of Indiana black history focuses on post-Civil War African-American migration to cities in the north, such as Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis and South Bend. This generalized thinking situates Indiana's African-Americans as part of a national story, but fails to reveal the stories of free blacks and formerly enslaved people who settled the state much earlier. These untold stories have the potential to evoke pride and add a level of complexity to our understanding of black heritage and Hoosier history. With a mounting interest in history related to Indiana's Bicentennial, now is an opportune time to uncover and share untold parts of Indiana's history.
Despite a rich history, little is known about the African-American experience from the state's founding to the Civil War era. With the exception of a handful of monographs, graduate papers and journal articles, few publications have been written that focus on this history. Over the past 30 years, various research projects related to early black settlements have been completed by independent researchers, college professors and students, IHS, Indiana Humanities, Ball State University, Conner Prairie and Indiana Landmarks.
African American Dating South Bend Indiana
A planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. allowed IHS to convene interested organizations to guide a team of researchers to gather available research on early black settlements. These organizations include Southern Indiana Minority Enterprise Initiative, Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Tourism, Indiana Humanities, Indiana State Library, Indiana State Archives and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.
'A Treasure Hunt: Black Rural Settlements in Indiana by 1870'
African American Dating South Bend Indians
From the Winter 2015 issue of Traces.
African American Dating South Bend Indian
African American Dating South Bend Indians
From the Winter 2015 issue of Traces.
African American Dating South Bend Indian
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