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.

Art and architecture

• Emmett I. Brown Jr, photographer^[1]
• Edwin A. Gibson, architect^[2]
• Felrath Hines (1913-1993), visual artist and art conservator^[3]

Education

• Herbert C. Miller, Professor Emeritus of Indiana University Kokomo^[4]
• Wilma Gibbs Moore, librarian and archivist^[5]
• Stanley Warren, author and former Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Education at DePauw University^[6][7]

Wes Montgomery

Entertainment

• David Baker, jazz musician and composer; founder and chair of Indiana University Bloomington's jazz studies program^[8]
• Nerissa Brokenburr Stickney, pianist and music educator^[9]
• Angela Brown, dramatic soprano^[10]
• The Counts, rhythm and blues and "doo-wop" band^[11]
• Erroll Grandy, jazz Musician^[12][13]
• J. J. Johnson, jazz musician and composer^[14]
• Wes Montgomery, jazz musician^[15]
• James Spaulding, jazz musician^[14]
• Rodney Stepp, musician and entertainer^[16]
• Meshach Taylor, actor^[17]

Government and politics

• Harry W. Brooks Jr., Major General, U.S. Army^[18]
• Julia Carson, politician^[14]
• Charles DeBow, Tuskegee Airman^[19]
• Joseph Kimbrew, Indianapolis' first African-American fire chief^[20]
• Graham E. Martin, Naval officer and Educator^[21][22]
• Norris Overton, Brigadier General in the United States Air Force^[23]
• Paul Parks, civil engineer and public servant^[24]
• Joseph W. Summers, politician^[25]
• Charles A. Walton, lawyer and Indiana state legislator^[26]

Law

• Harriette Bailey Conn, politician, lawyer, and Indiana public defender^[14]
• Taylor Livingston Baker, Jr., judge and prosecutor^[27]
• Willard Ransom, lawyer, businessman, community civic leader, and civil rights activist^[28]

Literature and journalism

• Janet Langhart-Cohen, writer and journalist^[29]

Oscar Robertson

Sports

• Hallie Bryant, professional basketball player^[30]
• Ron Dorsey, professional basketball player^[31]
• Bobby Edmonds, professional basketball player^[32]
• "Wee" Willie Gardner, professional basketball player^[33]
• Marvin Johnson, World Light Heavyweight Champion Boxer^[34]
• Bernard Parham, chess master, chess teacher, and originator of the Parham Attack chess opening^[35]
• Bailey "Flap" Robertson, professional basketball player^[32]
• Oscar Robertson, professional basketball player^[32][36]
• JoAnne Terry, Olympic Hurdler^[37]

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4. "Herbert Miller remembered as an ambassador for IU Kokomo". news.iu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
5. Report, Staff (2018-04-26). "Longtime Recorder friend and historian dies". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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9. Humanities, National Endowment for the (1929-03-22). "The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, March 22, 1929, Home Edition, Image 20". pp. PAGE 20. ISSN 2694-1872. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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.
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13. "Erroll Grandy". Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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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.
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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. 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.
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