black-history

In 1901, a lynch mob murdered a Black man named George Ward on the banks of the Wabash River. 120 years later, Terre Haute will dedicate a historical marker acknowledging Vigo County’s only known lynching – an event seen by many as the city and county’s darkest moment.

WFIU/WTIU news continues its look back on Black History in Southern Indiana by turning our attention to Seymour, where the city’s connection to the Tuskegee Airmen continues to inspire.

Netflix has picked up a new limited series all about the life of entrepreneur and black hair care pioneer Madam C.J. Walker, starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer.