Indiana Avenue & Ransom Place: The Heartbeat of Black Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — During Black History Month, 13News is honoring the places that shaped our communities — and few places in Indianapolis hold as much history, culture and influence as Indiana Avenue and the Ransom Place neighborhood.

Most Hoosiers have heard about Madam C. J. Walker; a pioneer of her time — a Black entrepreneur and the first female self-made millionaire in America.

Walker ran her business from Indiana Avenue, where her theatre still stands…

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