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  The Man Behind the Gates

  Edson W. Sample, MS’71, who funded one of IU Bloomington’s most cherished landmarks—the Sample Gates—died in early December 2022.

  October 20, 2023
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  Foundational Politician

  Life-long social activist Richard Hatcher (1933-2019) made history as the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city in 1967.

  January 29, 2021
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  Legal Legacy

  Juanita Kidd Stout — the first Black woman to serve as a state supreme court justice — again takes a trailblazing role.

  January 28, 2021