Indiana Humanities&rsquo\; \;One State / One Story \;program invites Hoosiers to engage deeply with a book a s part of a statewide conversation tied to our current theme. During \ ;One State / One Story\, we support communities in coming together to read and talk about this amazing work of historical inquiry.
\nVerge "Br other Sage" Gillam's long-standing interest in sharing his knowledge about African American history has impacted thousands. In 1990 in South Bend\, he started a community-wide Kwanzaa celebration and the Black Man Think Ta nk. A sought-after lecturer on African American history\, he has given pre sentations about the Underground Railroad and other topics at area element ary and high schools as well as colleges\, universities\, museums\, and nu merous other forums. Gillam served as the first social worker at the Tolse n Center in Elkhart\, the executive director of the Urban League and the E qual Employment Opportunity officer for the Indiana Department of Transpor tation. He hosted &ldquo\;Providing Options&rdquo\; on WSBT radio and WSBT television and has mentored many young people through the years. He gradu ated from a Historically Black College and attended economic development t raining at an Ivy League university. Gillam is married to Charlotte Pfeife r\, a community activist and a former South Bend Common Council member. Bo th sides of his family came to Michigan via the Underground Railroad.
\ nEunice Trotter is from a pioneer Black family with roots in Indiana da ting back to the late 1790s. She attended public schools in Indianapolis a nd worked her way through college. She holds journalism undergraduate degr ees and an MBA. She is former owner of The Indianapolis Recorder\, which i s one of the oldest African American newspapers in the country. She was th e first African American editor at The Indianapolis Star and has held edit ing or reporting positions at several other newspapers\, including The New York Post\, Florida Today\, the Palm Beach Post and the Lafayette Journal and Courier. She has won numerous reporting and writing awards and in 201 7 was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. She recently publ ished her first book\, &ldquo\;Black in Indiana\,&rdquo\; which has receiv ed state and national first-place awards. She is now director of Indiana L andmark&rsquo\;s Black Heritage Preservation Program. Her job and her pass ion are to uncover\, document and preserve Black heritage statewide.
\nIndiana Humanities&rsquo\; One State / One Story program invites Hoosie rs to engage deeply with a book as part of a statewide conversation tied t o our current theme. During One State / One Story\, we support communities in coming together to read and talk about this amazing work of historical inquiry.
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