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Paperback: $12.95
160 pages, 86 b/w photos, illus., and maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204272

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120 pages, 43 photos, 6 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203886

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Black Women, Community Intellectualism, and Economic Justice in Postwar Milwaukee.

Black Women, Community Intellectualism, and Economic Justice in Postwar Milwaukee.

Price: $34.95
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Paperback: $24.95
288 pages, 12 maps, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207204

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Enslaved, Indentured, Free shines a light on five extraordinary Black women whose lives intersected in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, during seminal years of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

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Two Trailblazing Black Women in the Republican Party. Wisconsin's "Plaster Doctor: Quack or Cure?" Book Excerpt: "Wisconsin Waters." More!

Two Trailblazing Black Women in the Republican Party. Wisconsin's "Plaster Doctor: Quack or Cure?" Book Excerpt: "Wisconsin Waters." More!

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In this Issue: Pressley School of Beauty Culture; Polish Identity in Milwaukee; Book Excerpt: "Never Givin' Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau"

In this Issue: Pressley School of Beauty Culture; Polish Identity in Milwaukee; Book Excerpt: "Never Givin' Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau"

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Book or Pamphlet

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156 pages, 60 b/w photos, 7x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-575-0

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A bittersweet story of bravery and compassion, Finding Freedom provides the first full picture of the man for whom so many fought and around whom so much history was made.

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Paperback: $15.95
136 pages, 42 b/w photos and 11 maps, 8 x 9
ISBN:9780870204746

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Book or Pamphlet

Paperback: $26.95
304 pages, 34 b&w photos, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870208386

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Hundreds of African American soldiers and regimental employees represented Wisconsin in the Civil War, and many of them lived in the state either before or after the conflict. And yet, if these individuals are mentioned at all in histories of the state, it is with a sentence or two about their small numbers.... Full details below.

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Milwaukee's Bronzeville, a thriving 12-block area along Walnut street, is remembered by African American elders as a good place to grow up—times were hard, but the community was tight.

Milwaukee's Bronzeville, a thriving 12-block area along Walnut street, is remembered by African American elders as a good place to grow up—times were hard, but the community was tight.

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The first biography to chronicle the life and career of one of the most beloved musical artists to come out of Wisconsin. From his earliest days singing in the 1940s until his death in 2017, Jarreau defied categorization.

Price: $28.95
Book or Pamphlet

Paperback: $18.95
256 pages, 19 b&w photos, 1 map
ISBN: 9780870206788

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Author: Muriel Simms
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224 pages, 64 b/w illus., 6x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-885-0

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Using the Nguzo Saba, "or seven principles" of Kwanzaa, the author creates a story that shows how family members can pull together for their own good and the good of the entire community.

Using the Nguzo Saba, "or seven principles" of Kwanzaa, the author creates a story that shows how family members can pull together for their own good and the good of the entire community.

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Black Wisconsinites react to George Wallace. Wisconsin's place in the maple syrup industry. Book excerpt: Letters from Clara. More!

Black Wisconsinites react to George Wallace. Wisconsin's place in the maple syrup industry. Book excerpt: Letters from Clara. More!

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Winning Women's Suffrage. Lead Mining & Slavery. Book Excerpt: "Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate." More!

Winning Women's Suffrage. Lead Mining & Slavery. Book Excerpt: "Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate." More!

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Book or Pamphlet

Paperback: $19.95
115 pages, 8½ x 11
ISBN: 978-0-87020-754-9

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