In October 1922 Reverend Charles H. Gunsolus delivered the sermon “The Truth About the Ku Klux Klan” at Indianapolis’ Union Congregationalist Church. In a spirited defense of the hooded order against the Indianapolis Mayor, Police, and press, Gunsolus argued that “`The Ku Klux Klan is putting the church back on its feet. Christ was the … Continue reading “The First Klansman”: Xenophobia, Faith, and Redemption in the Indiana Klan| Invisible Indianapolis
This piece was written with Alyssa Meyer and Kyle Turner For 46 years chiropractor George Chester Watkins and his wife Marjorie treated patients at their home at 402 North California Street. The Watkins moved into the home in 1921, but like thousands of their neighbors they were forced to move when Indiana University purchased the … Continue reading Displacement and Discontent: Uprooting a Neighborhood| Invisible Indianapolis
This also appears on my blog Archaeology and Material Culture Around World War II artist Ralph Louis Temple painted a series of oil studies of his Indianapolis neighborhood. Temple’s family had lived on Minerva Street since 1866, when Ralph’s great grandfather Carter Temple Sr. came to the Circle City. Ralph Temple’s painting featured the double … Continue reading Visual Memory and Urban Displacement| Invisible Indianapolis