Arthur Henry Wilson became Franklin College's first African-American graduate in 1902. While a student at Franklin, he participated in baseball and football. Wilson then became a physician upon graduation from Purdue University...
Joseph (Joe) Fairchild Beam graduated from Franklin College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Originally from Philadelphia, Beam participated in the Black Student Union (BSU), submitted work to the Apogee (literary...
Douglas Gray from Franklin, Indiana is a pastor at 2nd Baptist Church in Franklin. In 2021 he was involved in the "Booker T. Washington Community Center Rededication Project". Additionally Pastor Gray is a nationally recognized...