Black History News & Notes

Black History News & Notes

BLACK HISTORY NEWS & NOTES FEBRUARY 1992 NUMBER 47 Courtesy of Bob Stalcup, Butler University Instructor & Photographer African-American Printed Sources at the Indiana Historical Society Compiled by Wilma L. Gibbs Were there efforts in Indiana gory is national and statewide in toward a colonization movement? focus. Especially useful is In Black Did black Hoosiers rally around the and White, a three volume bio-bibli- nineteenth-century national and ography. For biographical entries, it state Negro Convention move­ tends to be more inclusive than the ments? Was there slavery in Indi­ Negro Almanac and the Encyclo­ ana? Did Indiana African-Ameri­ pedia of Black America. Unlike the cans follow the national trend and Dictionary of Negro Biography and vote Democratic for Franklin Roo­ Who’s Who among Black Americans sevelt’s New Deal? The answer to that limit their entries to deceased Emma Lou Thornbrough, Professor each of these inquiries is yes. The and living individuals, respectively, Emeritus, Butler University. An authority Indiana Historical Society has a In Black and White includes both. It on the history of African-Americans in wide range of printed sources that contains specific citations to articles, Indiana, Dr. Thornbrough is the author cf provide evidence for these questions newspapers, and books concerning several books and articles. A contribut­ in particular, as well as illuminate individuals and groups. The subjects ing editor to the forthcoming Ency­ clopedia of Indianapolis, she is the general experience of African- of the individual biography category currently writing a volume on the Americans in the state. include businesswoman, Madam C. African-American presence in the state The following bibliography is J. Walker; musician, Noble Sissle; during the 20th century. grouped into three major divisions: newspaper publisher, George Knox; logically, the Special Topics section general reference, biography, and and world bicycle champion, Mar­ spans the territorial period to the pre­ special topics. Subdivided by books, shall Walter “Major” Taylor. sent. National in focus, it gives prefer- newspapers, and periodicals, General The Special Topics section groups ence to sources that contain Reference incorporates broad-based printed source materials around a information, stated or implied, that materials pertaining to African- range of subject headings including has relevance to Indiana African- Americans. National and statewide in economic, family, military, political, American history. For example, Judy scope, it includes bibliographies; his­ and social history; church and Jolley Mohrat cites Indianapolis as tories of specific events and time peri­ religion; education; science and med­ one of the three cities of study in The ods; national and state histories; and icine; and counties, cities, and com­ Separate Problem: Case Studies cf encyclopedias. Of particular note in munities. The latter grouping incor­ Black Education in the North, this section is Emma Lou Thorn- porates works related to specific 1900-1930. Joseph T. Glatthaar pro­ brough’s The Negro in Indiana before regional and local areas within the vides references to the 28th United 1900: A Study of a Minority. state. References to rural commu­ States Colored Troops (USCT) in Published in 1957 by the Indiana His­ nities formed in Indiana before the Forged in Battle: The Civil War torical Bureau, it is the definitive his­ Civil War include extended research Alliance of Black Soldiers and tory of African-Americans in Indiana on Lyles Station in Gibson County White Officers. (The 28th USCT was for the time period. Widely cited, it and Roberts Settlement in Hamilton the only African-American regiment has been the springboard for other County. The experience of African- formed in Indiana during the Civil significant, but more specific works. Americans in Anderson, Bloom­ War). Most of the titles contained in The biographical sources are sepa­ ington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, the political and social history catego­ rated into two designations, general Gary, Indianapolis, and Muncie is ries pertain specifically to Indiana. and individual. The general cate- explored in several books. Chrono- An obscure, but informative source BHNN_1992-02_NO47 subsumed in the latter category is a Aptheker, Herbert, ed. A Documen­ Hine, Darlene Clark. When the Truth 1924 souvenir booklet of the Indiana tary History of the Negro People in Is Told: A History of Black State Federation of Colored Women’s the United States. 3 vols. New Women’s Culture and Community Clubs. The booklet is comprised of York: Citadel Press, 1969. in Indiana, 1875-1950. biographical entries of women who Clarke, Robert L. Afro-American Indianapolis: National Council of are members of the various clubs that History: Sources for Research. Negro Women, Indianapolis Sec­ are part of the federation; national Washington, D. C.: Howard Uni­ tion, 1981. highlights and achievements for 1924; versity Press, 1981. Hoover, Dwight W. The Red and the and historical sketches of the clubs. Curry, Leonard. The Free Black Man Black. Chicago: Rand McNally, The Family History section in Urban America, 1800-1850: College Publishing Co., 1976. includes case studies, guides, and The Shadow of the Dream. Hornsby, Alton. Chronology of bibliographies. A general resource Chicago: University of Chicago African-American History: Signif­ for the topic is Black Genesis by Press, 1981. James Rose. A list of repositories and Franklin, John Hope. From Slavery icant Events and People from 1619 sources divided by state provides a to Freedom: A History of Negro to the Present. Detroit: Gale starting point for family history Americans. 6th ed. New York: Research, 1991. researchers. Practical suggestions for Knopf, 1987. Horton, Carrell P., and Jessie C. beginners are contained in a pamphlet Grant, Robert B. The Black Man Smith, comps, and eds. Statistical by Billy Royce Linder entitled Black Comes to the City: A Documen­ Record cf Black America. 1st ed. Genealogy: Basic Steps to Research. tary Account from the Great Detroit: Gale Research, 1990. Migration to the Great Depres­ sion, 1915-1930. Chicago: Nelson Low, W. Augustus, ed. Encyclopedia GENERAL Hall Co., 1972. of Black America. New York: REFERENCE Hine, Darlene Clark, et al. The Black McGraw Hill, 1981. Women in the Middle West Project: Lyda, John Wesley. The Negro in the a Comprehesive Resource Guide, History of Indiana. Coatesville, Books Illinois and Indiana. Indianapolis: American Negro Emancipation Cen­ Ind.: Hathaway Printery, 1953. Indiana Historical Bureau, 1986. Marable, Manning. Race, Reform, tennial Authority, Indiana Divi­ Hine, Darlene Clark, ed. The State cf and Rebellion: The Second Recon­ sion. Indiana: A Century of Afro-America History: Past, Pre­ Progress Exposition: Emancipa­ sent, and Future. Baton Rouge: struction in Black America, tion Centennial, Indianapolis: Louisiana State University Press, 1945-1982. Jackson: University n.p., 1963. 1986. Press of Mississippi, 1984. Black History News and Notes is a quarterly publication of the Indiana Historical Society Library. Intended in part to highlight the activities of the library’s Black History Program, it is issued during the months of February, May, August, and November. Essential to the Black History Program’s success is community involvement and commitment to the study of Indiana’s African-American heritage. Along with Black History News and Notes, membership also includes the quarterly Indiana Magazine of History, published at Indiana University, News, the Indiana Historical Society’s bi-monthly newslet­ ter,and many of the special publications as they are issued — all for only $20.00 a year. To become a member or for further information, write the Indiana Historical Society, 315 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 (317) 232-1882. Correspondence concerning Black History News and Notes should be addressed to Wilma L. Gibbs, Editor. INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (Please make membership in one name only) N am e______________________________________A ddress__________________________________________ C ity________________ State ___________ _____ Z ip ________________ O ccupation_________________ Membership Categories (Check One) I I Annual $20 EH Sustaining $30 EH Contributing $50 EH Life $500 I wish to join the following interest groups. Limit choice to two. EH Family History EH Medical History EH Black History EH Archaeology Signature Date 2 Trusty, Lance. Black America: A Swisher, Robert. Black American Bibliography of the Holdings of Biography. Focus: Black Amer­ the Purdue University Calumet ica Bibliography Series. Bloom­ Campus Library. Hammond, ington: Indiana University Ind.: Purdue University Calumet Libraries, 1969. Campus, 1976. Individual Westmoreland, Guy T. An Anno­ Bundles, A’lelia Perry. Madam C. tated Guide to Basic Reference J. Walker. New York: Chelsea Books on the Black American House Publishers, 1991. Experience. Wilmington, Del.: Cameron, James. A Time of Terror. Scholarly Resources, 1974. Milwaukee, Wis.: TD Publica­ tions, 1980. Periodicals and Newspapers Kimball, Robert, and William Bolcom. Reminiscing with Sissle American Visions (Washington, and Blake. New York: Viking James S. Hinton (1834-1892) was the D.C.): Visions Foundation. Press, 1973. first African-American legislator to Avenues (Indianapolis): Street Pub­ Knox, George L. Slave and Free­ serve in the Indiana General Assembly. lications. man: The Autobiography of Black History News and Notes George L.

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