Learn to use primary source materials to teach students about the abolitionist movement in Wisconsin in the 1850s. |
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Waukesha, Wisconsin. |
Two Lawyers Spur Abolitionist Reform and Universal Voting Rights |
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Learn how Byron Paine and Halbert E. Paine used the power of law for radical abolitionist reform in mid-19th century Wisconsin. |
Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
Civil Rights Law |
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Learn about the Milwaukee based lawyer who won two of Wisconsin's most important civil rights cases and was on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. |
Read about the most famous actions of freedom seekers along Wisconsin's Underground Railroad. Includes links to primary sources. |
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