![]() ![]() In 1970, Indiana University students began developing the vacant lot into a People’s Park, a space for activism, recreation, and free expression. Though it never reopened, students, faculty, and the community raised funds to cover the store’s inventory. On December 26, 1968, a local man with Ku Klux Klan ties firebombed the Black Market, destroying the entire store. That fall, Turner opened the Black Market here, which sold products made in Africa or by African Americans, and acted as a cultural center for black students at Indiana University. In 1968, amidst sweeping political and social activism in the U.S., African American student Clarence “Rollo” Turner led protests against racial discrimination which were met with hostility. Read more on the Indiana History Blog post Black Market Firebombing: Revolution and Racism in Bloomington, Indiana Text Installed 2020 Indiana Historical Bureau and the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Kirkland Ave., Bloomington (Monroe County), Indiana 47408 ![]()
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