INDIANAPOLIS — In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Indianapolis’s Indiana Avenue was a thriving district of Black-owned restaurants, churches, businesses, and jazz clubs that would all but disappear in the coming decades. On February 1, Indiana Landmarks hosts a panel discussion exploring the community’s untold story of activism to resist decisions that led to the decline of the area as a Black cultural and business center during the 1970s and ’80s.
Charles Blair, formerly with Lilly Endowment Inc, will present an overview, followed by a discussion featuring panelists Ken Morgan, Jim Morris, Joe Slash, Fay Williams, and A’Lelia Bundles.
The talk is free with an RSVP. Reserve your spot at www.indianalandmarks.org/indiana-ave-untold-story or by calling 317-639-4534.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for a Meet the Panel reception in Indiana Landmarks Center’s Cook Theater with the main program beginning at 6 p.m. in Grand Hall.
Indiana Landmarks Center is located at 1201 Central Ave. The program will also be available online via Zoom.
