releases: https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-carson-speak-on-floor-recognizing-60th-anniversary-of-historic-crispus-attucks-basketball-championship-team
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| https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-carson-speak-on-floor-recognizing-60th-anniversary-of-historic-crispus-attucks-basketball-championship-team | Donnelly, Carson Speak on Floor Recognizing 60th Anniversary of Historic Crispus Attucks Basketball Championship Team | 2015-10-08 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Democrat | House | IN | Joe Donnelly | D000607 | www.donnelly.senate.gov | legacy | Donnelly, Carson Speak on Floor Recognizing 60th Anniversary of Historic Crispus Attucks Basketball Championship Team Members honor first all-black high school athletic team to win a state championship not only in Indiana but in the United States Thursday, October 8, 2015 Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly and U.S. Representative Andr Carson (IN-07) today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, respectively, to recognize the 1955 Crispus Attucks High School Basketball Team, which 60 years ago became the first all-black high school athletic team to win a state championship not only in Indiana but in the United States. Donnelly said during his speech, As Indianas Senator, on behalf of Hoosiers, I want to recognize the Crispus Attucks team not only for their amazing accomplishment on the court, but for the powerful message they always sent through the State of Indiana and for the pride that is still present in Indianapolis today for them, and for all their accomplishments, and for all they mean to us. The members of the 1955 state champion Crispus Attucks basketball team, their coaches, the teachers who taught them, the community that supported them, and the families that loved them...they were an inspiration in 1955 to all of us, and they are an inspiration today. Carson said during his speech, Their win was a major step for African American athletes across the country, breaking the barriers of segregation and setting the stage for the diversity we see today. To watch Donnellys full remarks click here. To watch Carsons full remarks click here. Crispus Attucks High School was founded in 1927 as a segregated high school for black students. The Indiana High School Athletic Association initially refused to grant Crispus Attucks membership, and the school could not play in the state basketball tournament until 1942. On March 19, 1955, at the Butler Fieldhouse, the Flying Tigers of Crispus Attucks High School beat Gary Roosevelt High School, 97-74 victory to win the state championship. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |