- Collection:
- Indianapolis recorder
- Title:
- Henry J. Richardson, Jr. Receives the Key to the City from Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar
- Date of Original:
- 1971-05-15
- Subject:
- Awards--Indiana--Indianapolis
African American politicians--Indiana--Indianapolis
African American lawyers--Indiana--Indianapolis
Mayors--Indiana--Indianapolis
African American civil rights workers--Indiana--Indianapolis
Indianapolis Urban League - People:
- Richardson, Henry J. (Henry Johnson), 1902-1983
Lugar, Richard - Location:
- United States, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, 39.76838, -86.15804
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Henry Richardson, Jr. was a lawyer and a leader for many years in the struggle for civil rights in Indiana. He broke barriers in the 1930s by serving as both state representative and judge. He fought for school desegregation and housing. He was a founder of the Indianapolis Urban League. This event was the Sixth Annual Dinner of the Indianapolis Urban League.
- Metadata URL:
- https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/p0303/id/388
- IIIF manifest:
- https://images.indianahistory.org/iiif/2/p0303:388/manifest.json
- Original Collection:
- Indianapolis Recorder Collection, P 0303, Indiana Historical Society
- Contributing Institution:
- Indiana Historical Society
- Rights:
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