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	Search results for Constitution    Refine your search Format of Original Manuscript (4) Painting (2) Bound Volume (1) Negative, 3 7/8 Inches... (1) Newspaper (1) Show more... Subject Governors -- Indiana (2) Indiana -- Politics an... (2) Indiana Historical Soc... (2) Painting (2) Politicians (2) Show more... Date 1851 (2) 1809 (1) 1830-12-11 (1) 1831 (1) 1844-08-26 (1) Show more... Creator Indiana (1) Indiana Court of Commo... (1) Indiana Historical Soc... (1) Indiana Woman's Suffra... (1) Mccutcheon, Chicago Tr... (1) Show more... results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Constitution of the State of Indiana and the Address of the Constitutional Convention, 1851 Indiana Constitutional Convention (1850-1851) The revised 1851 Indiana state constitution included Article XIII that stated: "No negro or mulatto should come into, or settle in the state, after the adoption of the constitution. The article was put... 2. Indiana Historical Society Constitution Indiana Historical Society Those signing the constitution for the IHS included such notable local citizens as Calvin Fletcher, William Conner, John Tipton, David Wallace, Noah Noble, and John DePauw. The IHS would work to collect... 3. Joseph A. Wright Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Indiana. Governor (1849-1857 : Wright); Wright, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1810-1867; Painting; Portrait paintings Wright was born in Pennsylvania in 1810 and moved to Rockville in Parke County as a young man. While he was governor, Indiana adopted a new constitution that provided for a public school system, restricted... 4. Jonathan Jennings Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Jennings, Jonathan, 1784-1834; Indiana Territory; Legislators--United States; Painting; Portrait paintings Born in 1784 in New Jersey, Jennings settled in Charlestown in Clark County. In 1815 he had petitioned for Indiana statehood and was elected president of a convention to craft a state constitution. He... 5. Case Now Goes to the Jury Prohibition--Indiana; Temperance--Indiana; Alcoholic beverage industry; Judges; McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949; Law and legislation; Caricatures and cartoons At this time states were voting to ratify the 18th Amendment to the constitution, Prohibition. The jury of 48 states represents the state legislatures. The defense attorney is sweating because he realizes... 6. First Indiana Historical Society Circular Advertisements; Advertising; Indiana Historical Society One of the 400 circulars distributed by John Hay Farnham on behalf of the Society that included extracts from the group's constitution and a call for assistance. 7. Indentured Servitude Document, 1809 Indentured servants--Indiana; Slavery--United States --Legal status of slaves in free states Mandated to be a free state by the Northwest Ordinance and the 1816 Indiana constitution, Indiana regularly flirted with slavery. From indentured servant laws that allowed residents to circumvent the rules... 8. 1949 Indiana School Desegregation Law African Americans--Indiana; Segregation--Indiana; Segregation in education--Indiana; Civil rights --Indiana; Race discrimination--Indiana Though the 1816 Indiana state constitution called for a general system of education, it was not until 1869 that a bill legalized the entry of blacks into the public school system. Indiana passed a school... 9. Mt. Pleasant Library Minute Book, Vol. 1 African Americans and libraries --Indiana --Rush County; Libraries--Indiana--Rush County--History--19th century --Sources; Subscription libraries--Indiana--Rush County; Rush County (Ind.)--History--Sources; Carthage (Ind.)--History--Sources Most of the Indiana African American rural communities during the antebellum period had a building that served as a church and a school. At the Beech Settlement in Rush County, the building also functioned... 10. Preamble and Constitution to the Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association Suffragists; Suffrage; Women's rights; Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association In 1851 in Richmond, Hoosier women formed the Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association to seek social and political rights, including the right to vote. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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