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| The Wisconsin Historical Museum will host a musical performance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. |
| Brief history of the Civil Rights Movement in Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 08 1963 |
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| Description: | John McFerren, a leader of the civil rights movement in Somerville, working on the construction of a new building for the organization. |
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| Description: | A portrait of an elderly Susan B. Anthony. She is known primarily for her leadership in the women's rights movement, but was also an activist for other soc... |
| Date: | 04 25 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Poster calling for the urgent need for gay women to become actively involved with the feminist movement. Illustration depicts three women arm in arm. The e... |
| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | The Madison Committee for Gay Rights sponsored the Gay Arts Festival in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus,... |
| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | The Madison Committee for Gay Rights sponsored the Gay Arts Festival in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus,... |
| Date: | 07 19 1968 |
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| Description: | Cover of "Berkeley Barb," an underground newspaper, featuring a photomontage of politically charged images, mostly relating to the Civil Rights movement. C... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | Actor Marlon Brando (center) and Father James Groppi of Milwaukee arrive at the Alexian Novitiate in Gresham. The building had been seized by members of th... |
| 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. |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | James L. Farmer, Jr. of CORE, speaking at a national conference of the United Packinghouse Workers of America. James Leonard Farmer, Jr. was a civil rights... |
| Date: | 09 19 1955 |
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| Description: | Roy Bryant, one of the two men charged with the murder of Emmett Till who had allegedly whistled at Bryant's wife, Carolyn. She sits at Bryant's right, and... |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | Marshall and Eva Colston House |
| Reference Number: | 241090 |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | Poster promoting Judy Greenspan for school board. Her platform includes: passage of the high school bill of rights, an end to discriminatory practices agai... |
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| Description: | Portrait of James L. Farmer, Jr. sitting at his desk with a "End Segregation - CORE" poster behind him. James Leonard Farmer, Jr. was a civil rights activi... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Flyer for the Magic Picnic, a celebration of the lesbian and gay community, which took place in Brittingham Park. |
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| The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Lloyd A. Barbee House in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County on the State Register of Historic Places. |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Map for location of the Magic Picnic, a celebration of the lesbian and gay community, which took place in Brittingham Park. |
| Date: | 01 18 1975 |
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| Description: | Negotiations between leaders of the Menominee Warrior Society and the American Indian Movement with General Hugh Simonson (in the Army jacket) of the Wisco... |
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