Indiana’s Greatest Weekly Newspaper Preparing a conscious community today and beyond NEWSPAPERFriday, March 5, 2021 Since 1895 www.indianapolisrecorder.com 75 cents AACI holds protest at Statehouse By BREANNA COOPER
[email protected] The African American Coalition of India- napolis (AACI) and community supporters held a silent protest at the Indiana State- house on March 2 in reaction to alleged mistreatment of Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) members from state Repub- licans as well as legislation that affects the African American community. See AACI, A7 ¨ RECORDER EXCLUSIVE ‘I think we’re moving in A portrait of Lucy Jeffer- the right direction’: son Roberson, the daughter of Robert Jefferson. IMPD chief hopeful No known photo- graph of Robert Jef- (and realistic) about gaining trust ferson, who is thought to be the son of President Thomas Jefferson, exists. (Pho- to provided by Phyllis Codling McLoughlin) Possible son of Thomas Jefferson called Indiana home By BREANNA COOPER
[email protected] The son of President Thomas Jefferson may be buried in an unmarked grave in Indianapolis. Robert Jefferson was born in Charlestown, “I have grandkids, and I want to pass down the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Virginia, in 1803 to Millie Reddiford, an en- family history,” said Woods, who lives in Chicago. Randal Taylor sits in his office at the City-County slaved woman. Robert was given the surname “Once generations start to pass, things get more Building. (Photo/Tyler Fenwick) Jefferson by his master, Edward Christian, who and more muddled, and I just think it’s impor- By TYLER FENWICK civilian-majority boards was a close friend of the president.