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| The Society owns one of the nation's richest collections of Civil Rights movement records, including more than 100 manuscript collections on Freedom Summer |
| A Traveling Display |
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| Crossing the Line examines the practices and prejudices that led to segregation in Milwaukee and chronicles the fair housing movement. |
| Brief descriptions and links to original documents created by CORE, SNCC, COFO, local residents, volunteers and opponents. Organized by topic |
| Follow the progression of key events before, during and after Freedom Summer. Contains links to original documents |
| Do you want to see if anyone from your state or community participated in the 1964 Freedom Summer Project? Search over 1,600 names. |
| A comprehensive guide of the most important primary sources for teachers, students and researchers wanting to study Freedom Summer. |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Allie Crumble, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Examine the oral history and migration experiences of Rubie Bond, an African-American resident of Beloit featured on Wisconsin Public Television |
| Sourcebook, PowerPoint Presentation, Video |
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| Help students learn about the civil rights era with resources designed for teaching about Freedom Summer. Access original source documents, images, video |
| Introduce students to Freedom Summer with this overview of key events. Each slide contains images of original documents and notes to help guide discussion |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of African American students participating in a Freedom School class outdoors during Freedom Summer. The class, which was held on Tougaloo College ... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Father James Groppi (1931-) and social activists at NAACP March, marching east up Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Date: | 04 01 1955 |
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| Description: | Henry "Hank" Aaron at bat during a Milwaukee Braves pre-season game. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Parishioners gather at the entrance outside New Fellowship Church of God In Christ at North Eighth Street. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | White Studio portrait of vaudevillian Bert Williams. |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Workers chipping imperfections from a rough casting. |
| Date: | 06 1946 |
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| Description: | In the Money: The Bronzeville All-Star Bowling Team which finished in the money in the recent Wisconsin state CIO-sponsored bowling tournament. |
| Date: | 04 05 1947 |
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| Description: | Bronzeville Bombers just after coming through with a score of 2690, putting them in tenth place in the state CIO tournament on April 5. The five men are a... |
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