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Bill Spaulding hosts a discussion with Paulette Anderson, of the Martin Center, about the roles of Black men and women in Black families and the misconception of the Black matriarchal society. Other topics include economic factors as a source of conflict, educational opportunities of Black women over men, school busing, self-image, and the opening of the Institute of Afro American Studies.
Bill Spaulding hosts a discussion with Betty Gibson and Pat Dahl about the life of W.E.B. DuBois and how he isn’t very well known within the Black community.
Spaulding, William, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
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William Spaulding hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about Center Township in Indianapolis, which has the highest percentage of Black people in the city. Topics include White flight, demographics, Black median income, inflated rent and food costs, unemployment and underemployed, community underserved by agencies, and the difficulties faced by Black people who wish to adopt children.
Spaulding, William, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
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Bill Spaulding hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about Indiana Supreme Court Decisions in the 19th century that negatively affected Black people.
Spaulding, William, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
William Spaulding and Sister Jane Schilling discuss the ratification of the 15th Amendment in Indiana and the history of Black voter suppression. Topics include the Ku Klux Klan, role of both the Republican and Democratic parties, enslavers among Indiana legislators, the Black vote and election of FDR, and special elections protested as illegal.
Spaulding, William, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
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William Spaulding hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about various United States Supreme Court and Indiana Supreme Court decisions from the 1850s to the present that have impacted African Americans in Indiana. Topics include suffrage, education, interracial marriage, juries, separate but equal doctrines, lynching, civil rights, and discrimination.
Spaulding, William, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017, Hill, Anita Louise
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Bill Spaulding hosts this session on the Underground Railroad in Hendricks County, Indiana with Sister Jane and Sister Anita, a graduate student. They discuss the Fugitive Slave Law and the development of the Underground Railroad, as well as the role that the Hendricks County line played as a backup route for the Indianapolis line. Sister Jane and Sister Anita describe the Anti-Slavery league in Indiana and the individuals and homes in Hendricks County that played notable roles in the Underground Railroad.
Spaulding, William, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017, Smith, Dwight, Anderson, Paulette
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Bill Spaulding hosts an anniversary program with Sister Jane Schilling, Paulette Anderson and Dwight Smith that recaps previous programs with the focus primarily on the early history of African Americans in Indiana. Topics include small Black communities not recorded in history, Colonial period, slavery, Ben Ishmaelites, underground railroad, Black participation in wars, and a commentary on contemporary artists and writers.
Bill Spaulding hosts a discussion with Mike Garrett and Jack Smith, members of a class at Martin Center, who relate what they have learned about Black history in Indiana and their frustrations in finding resources about important Black men in the state. Also joining the program is Calvin Mitchell, who discusses the history of the Union for Black Identity (UBI), at Marian College in Indianapolis.
