List of Crispus Attucks High School alumni

The following people are notable alumni of Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, organized into rough professional areas.

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Wes Montgomery

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Oscar Robertson

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References

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  4. ^ "Herbert Miller remembered as an ambassador for IU Kokomo". news.iu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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  8. ^ "Jazz great and IU professor David Baker dies at 84". Indianapolis Business Journal. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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  10. ^ "The Soprano: Angela Brown's Rise to Stardom". Indianapolis Monthly. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  11. ^ "The Doo-Wop Society of Southern California: Show #38 (11/3/2001) - The Dubs, The Counts". www.electricearl.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  12. ^ "Erroll Grandy". indyencyclopedia.org. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  13. ^ "Erroll Grandy". Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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  15. ^ Browne, Tiffany Benedict (2019-02-06). "Where Wes Montgomery...? | Historic Indianapolis | All Things Indianapolis History". Historic Indianapolis. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  16. ^ Long, Kyle (2016-10-05). "Combing through Rodney Stepp's treasure trove of records". NUVO. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  17. ^ Lindquist, David. "TV star and Attucks grad Meshach Taylor dies at 67". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  18. ^ "Major General Harry W. Brooks Jr., Dies at Age 89 Indiana's First African-American General and Sixth in the Nation". PR.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  19. ^ "Charles H. DeBow, Jr". Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  20. ^ "Indianapolis fire station renamed for first black fire chief". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  21. ^ MCDONOUGH, RICHARD (2021-01-15). "What's In A Name, Indy? Lt. j.g. Graham Edward Martin Park". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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  26. ^ ""THIRST FOR JUSTICE": INDIANA'S PIONEERING BLACK LAWYERS". Indiana Legal Archive. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  27. ^ "Taylor L. Baker, Jr.: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University". University Honors & Awards. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  28. ^ "Ransom, Willard B. "Mike", July 18, 1983 - Archives Online at Indiana University". archives.iu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  29. ^ "Janet Langhart Cohen". The History Makers: The Digital Repository for the Black Experience. March 18, 2005.
  30. ^ "Hallie Bryant - Indiana University IU Hoosiers Basketball History". IndianaHQ. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  31. ^ "Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star". The Indianapolis Star. 1964-11-18. p. 34. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  32. ^ a b c Neddenriep, Kyle. "Build-A-Team: Putting together the best Crispus Attucks basketball team". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  33. ^ "Willie Gardner". indyencyclopedia.org. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  34. ^ "Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star". The Indianapolis Star. 1972-10-28. p. 54. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  35. ^ "The Talking Drum (Bernard Parham Sr.)". www.thechessdrum.net. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  36. ^ "Crispus Attucks Museum: Oscar Robertson - the 1954-1955 Tigers season". indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  37. ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 10 September 1960 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-06.