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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. |
| A Traveling Display |
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| Risking Everything tells the story the 1964 Freedom Summer project, when activists went to Mississippi to challenge segregation. |
| Share Wisconsin history with your community! |
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| The Wisconsin Historical Society offers banner displays to schools, civic organizations, community groups, and other public and private venues. |
| A Traveling Display |
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| "We Stand on Their Shoulders" explores moments when women in Wisconsin gained political rights and highlights key leaders. |
| 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. |
| A Webinar Series |
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| Learn about the role of monumental art in Wisconsin and the nation and investigate the current controversy over historical monuments and markers. |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Lloyd A. Barbee, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Carson Gulley, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers |
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| Jerome P. Arbuckle, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers |
| Wisconsin History Maker Award |
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| Read about the woman from Milwaukee's South Side who became Wisconsin's first African American secretary of state. |
| See a list of historical highlights from Wisconsin history |
| Examine the oral history and migration experiences of Rubie Bond, an African-American resident of Beloit featured on Wisconsin Public Television |
| Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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| Chapter 11 supplemental materials for the 4th grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story' |
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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 |
| from Tools for Teaching the History of Civil Rights in Milwaukee and the Nation (Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2015) |
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