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| Online access to Wisconsin's heritage in sound |
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| Listen to stories and sounds of Wisconsin's past, including oral histories, radio programs, advertising, political speeches, and more. |
| Examine the oral history and migration experiences of Rubie Bond, an African-American resident of Beloit featured on Wisconsin Public Television |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | A group of African Americans gathered at a picnic table for an outdoor church picnic. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Five foundry workers at Fairbanks, Morse & Company, taking a break just outside the door of the building. Workers names: Solomon Deberry, Curtis Barber, tw... |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
| Read about the most famous actions of freedom seekers along Wisconsin's Underground Railroad. Includes links to primary sources. |
| Date: | 05 13 1945 |
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| Description: | Frances Reneau with her son Thomas on her lap seated on a lawn on a residential street. Mrs. Reneau wears a corsage on her lapel and the toddler, Thomas, h... |
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| Description: | Rubie and Frank Bond standing together outdoors in front of a building. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Laura White, Josephine Vance and Rubie (White) Bond posing together outdoors. |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a demolished railroad bridge, most likely over the Rock River. Several men are standing on a horizontal section. In the bottom right corner,... |
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