Ransom Place, established in 1887, was named after Freeman B. Ransom, prominent attorney, civic activist, and business leader in the Indianapolis African-American community. Ransom Place was the first African-American neighborhood in Indiana to be added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Ransom Place is home to the city's first preservation effort dating to the 1950s and continued in the 1990s by Jean Spears.
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The YWCA had an active interest in training and education for women in useful skills. In the 1920s a segregated branch of the YWCA opened at 653 N. West St. in Indianapolis, and additionally provided recreational activities for girls of various ages.
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One of the largest segregated YMCAs in the country, the organization was central in the political education for many who lived in this community, particularly through its nationally known "Monitor Meetings."
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