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About the Wisconsin Sound Archive

Online access to Wisconsin's heritage in sound
Listen to stories and sounds of Wisconsin's past, including oral histories, radio programs, advertising, political speeches, and more.
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The Quilt Collection

Online Collection Tour
Take an illustrated tour of the Wisconsin Historical Society's quilt collection, organized by context, date, pattern/motif, and technique.
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About the Freedom Summer Project Manuscripts

The Society owns one of the nation's richest collections of Civil Rights movement records, including more than 100 manuscript collections on Freedom Summer
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Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968

A Traveling Display
Crossing the Line examines the practices and prejudices that led to segregation in Milwaukee and chronicles the fair housing movement.
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Risking Everything: A Freedom Summer Exhibit for Students

A Traveling Display
Risking Everything tells the story the 1964 Freedom Summer project, when activists went to Mississippi to challenge segregation.
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Jeff Kannel

Speakers Bureau
Jeff Kannel is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau.
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Key Documents from the 1964 Freedom Summer Project

Brief descriptions and links to original documents created by CORE, SNCC, COFO, local residents, volunteers and opponents. Organized by topic
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Timeline for the 1964 Freedom Summer Project

Follow the progression of key events before, during and after Freedom Summer. Contains links to original documents
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Discover Who Participated in the Freedom Summer Project

Do you want to see if anyone from your state or community participated in the 1964 Freedom Summer Project? Search over 1,600 names.
Guide or Instruction

Freedom Summer Sourcebook (PDF)

A comprehensive guide of the most important primary sources for teachers, students and researchers wanting to study Freedom Summer.
News Release

January 26, 2018 - Wisconsin Historical Society Hosts Free Programming to Celebrate Black History Month

For Immediate Release
The Wisconsin Historical Society will be hosting free events open to the public during the month of February to celebrate Black History Month.
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Ephraim Williams

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Ephraim Williams, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Ezekiel Gillespie

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Ezekiel Gillespie, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Allie Crumble

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Allie Crumble, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Mandela Barnes

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Mandela Barnes, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Earlene Fuller

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Earlene Fuller, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Carson Gulley

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Carson Gulley, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Black Pride, Peoples Beer Cans

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object Feature Story
These two beer cans are emblematic of a particular moment in Wisconsin and United States social and brewing history.
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William E. Allen Receives 2010 'William Dempster Hoard Award for Distinction in Agriculture'

Wisconsin History Maker Award
Read about Allen's dedication to the small family farmer and sustainable food systems for communities worldwide.
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Vel Phillips Receives 2006 'Robert and Belle Case La Follette Award for Distinction in Public Service'

Wisconsin History Maker Award
Read about the woman from Milwaukee's South Side who became Wisconsin's first African American secretary of state.

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