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Civil Rights advocate Ernest Butler led Indiana desegregation efforts

Ernest Butler was a staunch civil rights advocate who helped break down discriminatory barriers in local employment and housing.

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Black Bloomington leader stood for labor unions, LGBTQ rights

Tobiatha Eagleson dissented in a controversial 1977 decision upholding a bar's rule keeping same-sex couples from touching while dancing.

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Why the Ku Klux Klan never got a foothold in Bloomington, Indiana

From the courthouse square to the Indiana University campus, the Ku Klux Klan tried to establish roots in Bloomington in the late 1960s.

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Banneker Center in Bloomington, Indiana, was once a segregated school

At the former segregated school's peak, it served 111 students from first through eighth grades. Here's how to hear some of their stories.

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Governor Holcomb visits Bloomington, shares plans for state resources

At the luncheon, Cook Medical president also highlighted local issues, such as housing and jail conditions.

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How Bloomington reacted when Martin Luther King Jr. died in 1968

Following Dr. King's death, letters poured into the Herald-Times, revealing a divisive time not only in the country but in this very community.

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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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Two of Bloomington's oldest churches served mostly Black congregants

These brick and mortars have weathered well beyond 100 years ― with each church's actual origins even predating their current physical structures.

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Indiana University, Adidas partner for Black History Month jersey line

Peonies and purple patches: what's with the new home jerseys of the Indiana Hoosiers?

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