Challenging the Myth of Midwestern Niceness
Have you heard of the idea of “Midwestern Nice”? It is the idea that Midwesterners are uniquely polite and gracious: greeting strangers on the street, overly a…
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Potawatomi Leader Onaxa and the Removal of Native Peoples from Elkhart Countylocation_fillA commemorative rock in River Preserve County Park marks the legacy of the Potawatomi leader, Onaxa. Also know…
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Guinea Bottom: The Earliest Black Settlement in Jeffersonville Townshiplocation_fillFalls of the Ohio State Park’s George Rogers Clark Homesite in Clarksville, Indiana is located near what was G… -
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The 1871 Lynching of Three Black Men in Clark Countylocation_fillAt Charlestown Cemetery in Clark County the mutilated bodies of three lynched men are buried. On a Saturday … -
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The Economic Panic of 1873 and Labor Relations in New Albanylocation_fillBy the early 1870s, New Albany became a bustling river town with extensive commercial activity and a large num… -
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The Steel Strike of 1919 in Garylocation_fillOn September 22, 1919, workers employed by the US Steel Corporation laid down their tools and abandoned their … -
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The Emerson School Strike of 1927 in Garylocation_fillSchool strikes by students for any reason are rare in the history of the United States. Gary is unique in that… -
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Twentieth-Century Sundown Towns: The Carter Road Subdivision in Elkhart Countylocation_fillJust south of the Goshen College campus, the Carter Road subdivision has a good view of the pond created by th… -
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Anti-Gay Police Violence on Indianapolis' Monument Circle in the 1980slocation_fillIn August 1984, Indianapolis gay news publication The Works ran a profile on David Molden, an openly gay ninet…
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