The Society owns one of the nation's richest collections of Civil Rights movement records, including more than 100 manuscript collections on Freedom Summer |
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. |
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 |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Governor |
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Brief biography of Gov. Louis P. Harvey, helped organize the Republican Party in 1854, state senator from 1854-1857 and in 1862 became governor. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Badge worn to support William Jennings Bryan by Wisconsin delegate Charles Donohue at Democratic Convention, Denver, July 1908 (Museum object #1997.36.1) |
Read an overview of this pivotal event in the nation's civil rights era |
Learn about America's presidential elections since 1856 and discover how Wisconsin voted. |
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