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WTIU continues its exploration of the Hoosier state with a new series, Journey Indiana.

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Street of Dreams: Jazz on Indiana Avenue – The Late 1930s

April 26, 2018

During the 1930s, Indianapolis' Ferguson Brothers created a successful musical circuit, establishing jazz nightclubs and promoting local black entertainers.

To learn more about jazz’s incredible history in Indiana, go to WFIU’s “Nightlights” program page: indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights.

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