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| Follow links to documents by missionaries, traders, Indian agents, linguists and anthropologists which help preserve more than 20 endangered languages. |
| 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. |
| Educator Resources on the Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches for Grades K-12 |
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| Learn about the Society's ongoing partnership with March On, Milwaukee to commemorate the fair housing movement and to promote education on local topics. |
| The Primary That Launched a President and Changed the Course of History |
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| Uncover JFK's 1960 Wisconsin primary win in "Wisconsin for Kennedy" by B.J. Hollars. A riveting tale of political intrigue and grassroots triumph. |
| 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. |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Maria Luisa Morales, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers |
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| Marin Webster Denning, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers |
| In celebration of the Bucks 2021 NBA Finals victory, we break down some of the franchise's biggest moments. |
| An education resources for grades 6-12 |
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| A resource designed for classroom use as a companion to the Somos Latinas book published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press |
| Teaching Materials |
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| Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin." |
| Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin' |
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| Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom. |
| 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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| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east from Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground and... |
| Date: | 06 24 1965 |
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| Description: | Senator Gorden Roseleip taking the oleo/butter taste test, administered by Senator Martin Schreiber. |
| 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: | 07 15 1961 |
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| Description: | Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers receives a new 1961 Ford Falcon from a Green Bay Ford dealer. The compact Falcon was introduced by Ford in 1959 to appe... |
| Date: | 02 10 1969 |
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| Description: | Green Bay Packers football coach, Vince Lombardi, being interviewed at the professional football writers dinner. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Father James Groppi (1931-) and social activists at NAACP March, marching east up Wisconsin Avenue. |
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