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Bloomington, Monroe County housing deeds still contain racist language

One local subdivision was "forever restricted to members of the pure white race," according to housing deed.

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Is Bloomington s B G Pollard Lodge still on Indiana Landmarks list?

The lodge was a social hub and safe haven for African Americans when they were not welcomed at many local businesses in the mid-1900s.

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Bloomington Black business targeted by firebomb in 1968

What s now Peoples Park was once the site of a Black culture center, until a racially-motivated crime in 1968.

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Mattie Jacobs Fuller brought music to Bloomington s streets

When the Bethel A.M.E. Church congregants had to raise funds for their new building, one woman took her portable Bilhorn organ to the streets.

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Black Indiana University leaders legacies carry on through streets

Here s a quick look at how some Bloomington streets received their names.

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