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Rally Held at the State Capital to Call For Passage of the Federal Civil Rights Bill

Date: 04 25 1964
Description: Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, president of the Alabama Movement for Human Rights and a close associate of Rev. Martin Luther King, speaks to a rally of 400 p...
Historical Essay

Desegregation and Civil Rights in Wisconsin

Housing and Racism
Discover the history of the struggle for Civil Rights in Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Rights Movement 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.
Property Record

413 W. Wingra Drive

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Marshall and Eva Colston House
Reference Number: 241090
Historical Essay

Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin

Brief history of the Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin.
Classroom Material

Badger Boys in Blue: A Soldier's Letters 1862–1865

Wisconsin and the Civil War: Camp Randall
Use the letters of Civil War solders to take a closer look at Camp Randall and Wisconsin's role in the Civil War
Photograph

Jon P. Wilcox Crossing Picket Line

Date: 1969
Description: Jon P. Wilcox (far left), cucumber grower and state legislator, crossing the grape boycott picket line at a Kroger store. In 1969, Grape boycotts in Wiscon...
Photograph

Salas Addresses Rally

Date: 1966
Description: Jesus Salas addresses a rally at a podium in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Behind him are marchers who began the march from Wautoma and walked to M...
Property Record

848 W. Lakeside Street

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Rev. James C. and Jackie Wright House
Reference Number: 241098
Classroom Material

Soldier John Cronk's Letter Describes Training Camp

Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall
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
Property Record

210 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: DANE COUNTY COURTHOUSE/MADISON CITY HALL
Reference Number: 28441
Property Record

2019 Fisher Street

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Mount Zion Baptist Church
Reference Number: 108156
Property Record

2025-2029 Fisher Street

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Mount Zion Baptist Church Paronage & Community Center
Reference Number: 241083
Classroom Material

Confederate Prisoners at Camp Randall as Seen in Newspaper Articles

Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall
Examine the experience of Confederate prisoners at Camp Randall through newspaper articles
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Women - About the Image Gallery

View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights.
Photograph

Milwaukee Picketers Supporting Grape Boycott

Date: 1969
Description: A group of picketers supporting the nationwide United Farmworkers/AFL-CIO grape boycott in front of Kroger Supermarket. Picketers are carrying signs that s...
Property Record

206 BERNARD CT

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Bernie's Place (UW#1082)
Reference Number: 160472
Property Record

1001 UNIVERSITY AVE

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Univ. Congregation, Episcopal Church, St. Francis Hse
Reference Number: 113373
Property Record

801 W WASHINGTON AVE

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Brittingham Park
Reference Number: 122079

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