New Albany: History of Black Settlement
Black Americans, enslaved and free, had a presence in Floyd County from the beginnings of White settlement in the area. The 1830 census listed 265 Black reside…
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Division Street Schoollocation_fillAfter the Civil War, Black Americans strived to become full participants in society. Many saw education as cru…
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Scribner High Schoollocation_fillBefore the Civil War, Black Americans had limited educational opportunities. White children had access to tuto… -
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Second Presbyterian Church/Second Baptist Churchlocation_fillBefore the Civil War, New Albany was the largest city in Indiana. It also had the largest population of Black … -
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Andrew and Mary Israel and the Israel Houselocation_fillIn the early 1830s, Andrew and Mary Israel arrived in New Albany, Indiana, from Ohio. Andrew, a native of Kent… -
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Bethel AME Church (New Albany)location_fillBelieved to be the oldest Black church in New Albany, Bethel African American Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Chu… -
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Lucy Higgs Nichols Historic Markerlocation_fillLucy Higgs lived an extraordinary life. Born enslaved in North Carolina, she gained her freedom during the Civ… -
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Freedomland Cemeterylocation_fillFrom the 1850s until the early twentieth century, Freedomland Cemetery served as the main burial ground for Bl… -
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New Albany National Cemeterylocation_fillDuring the Civil War, New Albany became a strategic supply and training center for the Union Army. Federal of… -
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Hedden's Grove Neighborhoodlocation_fillIn August 1860, at a site beside the Charlestown Road on the northeast side of New Albany, Black Americans gat…
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