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Join Crispus Attucks Museum and Wikimedians of Indiana User Group for the Museum edit-a-thon Thursday, February 29th at the Museum!

What: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Crispus Attucks Museum

When: Thursday, February 29th from 1 pm – 3:30 pm (Eastern)

Where: Crispus Attucks Museum 1140 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Street Indianapolis, IN 46202

Suggested Focus: Crispus Attucks Museum collections, and notable alumni and related individuals

What to bring: Your preferred editing device (personal computer, tablet) and necessary charging cables.

Parking: Free on site parking.

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Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.
Please note: This is a crowdsourced list. You can help us by adding to it!

The following have existing Wikipedia entries, but they can be updated and improved.

Topics Sources Notes Editor
Rodney Stepp

Class of 1970

[1][2][3] Needs article - Alumni
Dr. Herbert C. Miller

Professor Emeritus of Indiana University

Class of 1948

[4][5] Needs article - Alumni
Major General Harry Brooks

US Army General Class of 1947

[6][7][8] Needs article - Alumni
General Norris W. Overton

Class of 1946

[9] Article needs more citations
Hallie Bryant

Professional Basketball Player and Motivational Speaker

Class of 1953

[10][11][12] Needs article - Alumni
Willie Gardner

Basketball Player

[13][14] Needs article - Alumni
Edwena Bell Payne

Author

Class of 1945

[15] Needs article - Alumni
Marvin Johnson [16] Article needs more references and more information about Crispus Attucks
Taylor Livingston Baker, Jr.

Indy’s first African-American city prosecutor

[17][18] Needs article - Alumni
Chief Joseph D. Kimbrew

Indy’s first African-American police chief

[19][20] Needs article - Alumni
Stanley Warren, PHD

Author and Historian

Class of 1951

[21][22][23][24] Needs article - Alumni
Lt. JG Graham E. Martin

One of the Navy's "Golden Thirteen"

[25][26][27][28] Needs article - Alumni
Erroll Grandy

Jazz Musician

[29][30][31][32][33] Needs article - Alumni
Angela Brown [34] Article needs more sources and possibly a clean-up
The Counts

Music group

[35] Article needs expanding
Bobby Joe Edmonds [36] Article needs expanding
Bernard Parham I [37] Needs Article - Alumni
Bailey “Flap” Robertson

Basketball player

[38] Needs article - Alumni
James Spaulding

American Jazz

[39][40] Article could use more background
Senate Avenue YMCA [41][42] Needs article Jaireeodell
Wilma Gibbs Moore

Librarian and Archivist

[43] Article could be expanded and citations added