List of Crispus Attucks High School alumni
The following people are notable alumni of Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, organized into rough professional areas.
Art and architecture
[edit]- Emmett I. Brown Jr, photographer[1]
- Edwin A. Gibson, architect[2]
- Felrath Hines (1913-1993), visual artist and art conservator[3]
Education
[edit]- Herbert C. Miller, Professor Emeritus of Indiana University Kokomo[4]
- Wilma Gibbs Moore, librarian and archivist[5]
- Stanley Warren, author and former Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Education at DePauw University[6][7]
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Entertainment
[edit]- David Baker, jazz musician and composer; founder and chair of Indiana University Bloomington's jazz studies program[8]
- Nerissa Brokenburr Stickney, pianist and music educator[9]
- Angela Brown, dramatic soprano[10]
- The Counts, rhythm and blues and "doo-wop" band[11]
- Erroll Grandy, jazz Musician[12][13]
- J. J. Johnson, jazz musician and composer[14]
- Wes Montgomery, jazz musician[15]
- James Spaulding, jazz musician[14]
- Rodney Stepp, musician and entertainer[16]
- Meshach Taylor, actor[17]
Government and politics
[edit]- Harry W. Brooks Jr., Major General, U.S. Army[18]
- Julia Carson, politician[14]
- Charles DeBow, Tuskegee Airman[19]
- Joseph Kimbrew, Indianapolis' first African-American fire chief[20]
- Graham E. Martin, Naval officer and Educator[21][22]
- Norris Overton, Brigadier General in the United States Air Force[23]
- Paul Parks, civil engineer and public servant[24]
- Joseph W. Summers, politician[25]
- Charles A. Walton, lawyer and Indiana state legislator[26]
Law
[edit]- Harriette Bailey Conn, politician, lawyer, and Indiana public defender[14]
- Taylor Livingston Baker, Jr., judge and prosecutor[27]
- Willard Ransom, lawyer, businessman, community civic leader, and civil rights activist[28]
Literature and journalism
[edit]- Janet Langhart-Cohen, writer and journalist[29]
Sports
[edit]- Hallie Bryant, professional basketball player[30]
- Ron Dorsey, professional basketball player[31]
- Bobby Edmonds, professional basketball player[32]
- "Wee" Willie Gardner, professional basketball player[33]
- Marvin Johnson, World Light Heavyweight Champion Boxer[34]
- Bernard Parham, chess master, chess teacher, and originator of the Parham Attack chess opening[35]
- Bailey "Flap" Robertson, professional basketball player[32]
- Oscar Robertson, professional basketball player[32][36]
- JoAnne Terry, Olympic Hurdler[37]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tenth Annual Commencement of the Crispus Attucks High School". iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "The Attucks: Crispus Attucks High School Yearbook, 1941". iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ IHB (September 30, 2022). "Felrath Hines, Jr". IHB. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Herbert Miller remembered as an ambassador for IU Kokomo". news.iu.edu. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Staff Report (April 26, 2018). "Longtime Recorder friend and historian dies". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Mission Matters #78: Making Space for Black History: Part IV: The Witness of Dr. Stanley Warren - UIndy 360". September 29, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Stanley Warren: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University". University Honors & Awards. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jazz great and IU professor David Baker dies at 84". Indianapolis Business Journal. March 26, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the (March 22, 1929). "The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, March 22, 1929, Home Edition, Image 20". pp. PAGE 20. ISSN 2694-1872. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Soprano: Angela Brown's Rise to Stardom". Indianapolis Monthly. November 30, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Doo-Wop Society of Southern California: Show #38 (11/3/2001) - The Dubs, The Counts". www.electricearl.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Erroll Grandy". indyencyclopedia.org. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Erroll Grandy". Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Warren, Stanley (1998). "Hail to the Green, Hail to the Gold". Virginia Beach, Virginia: Donning Company. ISBN 9781578640324.
- ^ Browne, Tiffany Benedict (February 6, 2019). "Where Wes Montgomery...? | Historic Indianapolis | All Things Indianapolis History". Historic Indianapolis. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Long, Kyle (October 5, 2016). "Combing through Rodney Stepp's treasure trove of records". NUVO. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Lindquist, David. "TV star and Attucks grad Meshach Taylor dies at 67". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Major General Harry W. Brooks Jr., Dies at Age 89 Indiana's First African-American General and Sixth in the Nation". PR.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Charles H. DeBow, Jr". Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Indianapolis fire station renamed for first black fire chief". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. July 11, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ MCDONOUGH, RICHARD (January 15, 2021). "What's In A Name, Indy? Lt. j.g. Graham Edward Martin Park". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Golden Thirteen". NHHC. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Brigadier General Norris W. Overton". United States Air Force.
- ^ "Sound recording of interview with Paul Parks, June 8, 2009 - DRS". repository.library.northeastern.edu. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 12 June 1976 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ ""THIRST FOR JUSTICE": INDIANA'S PIONEERING BLACK LAWYERS". Indiana Legal Archive. February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor L. Baker, Jr.: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University". University Honors & Awards. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Ransom, Willard B. "Mike", July 18, 1983 - Archives Online at Indiana University". archives.iu.edu. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Janet Langhart Cohen". The History Makers: The Digital Repository for the Black Experience. March 18, 2005.
- ^ "Hallie Bryant - Indiana University IU Hoosiers Basketball History". IndianaHQ. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star". The Indianapolis Star. November 18, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c Neddenriep, Kyle. "Build-A-Team: Putting together the best Crispus Attucks basketball team". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Willie Gardner". indyencyclopedia.org. June 23, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star". The Indianapolis Star. October 28, 1972. p. 54. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Talking Drum (Bernard Parham Sr.)". www.thechessdrum.net. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Crispus Attucks Museum: Oscar Robertson - the 1954-1955 Tigers season". indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 10 September 1960 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved February 6, 2024.