Brief history of the Civil Rights Movement in Wisconsin. |
Housing and Racism |
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Discover the history of the struggle for Civil Rights in Wisconsin |
Learn about the LGBT rights movement in Wisconsin. This article also contains links to other articles about the history of the LGBT movement in WI. |
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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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. |
Civil Rights Advocate and Legislator |
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Biography of Lloyd A. Barbee, Milwaukee civil rights advocate and legislator. |
Discover the history of Father James Groppi, the Catholic priest who led fought for justice in Milwaukee's Inner Core. |
Wisconsin and the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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Use the letters of Civil War solders to take a closer look at Camp Randall and Wisconsin's role in the Civil War |
The Civil Right's Leader Shows his Support |
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Discover the connection Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King had with the 1960s protests in Milwaukee. |
Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
How Wisconsin Created the Workday |
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Discover the history of the labor movement in Wisconsin and how it created the modern work week. |
Milwaukee's Desegregation and Fair Housing Movement |
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Discover the life and times of activist Juanita Adams |
Wisconsin and the Civil War |
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Use the writing of Marcus "Brick" Pomeroy to examine different opinions on the Civil War |
Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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In this lesson students will examine the letter of John Cronk to learn more about Camp Randall and the role Wisconsin played in the Civil War |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Land of the Freed-up Woman American flag banner made from bras, 1971. (Museum object #2000.79.1) |
Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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Examine the experience of Confederate prisoners at Camp Randall through newspaper articles |
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. |
Provides a comprehensive summary of women's history in Wisconsin and contains primary sources from the 16th century to the early 21st century. |
Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
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