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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. |
| 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: | 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: | 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... |
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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... |
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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: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A man and a woman stand next to each other in front of a home in an image taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Mrs. Alyene Quin, one of the most courageou... |
| Date: | 02 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advocating the liberation of Angela Davis, an American Communist organizer and professor associated with the Black Panther movement. Created by The... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | Two unidentified men, officers of PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity), sitting and talking together at an event. |
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| The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Lloyd A. Barbee House in the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Housing and Racism |
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| Discover the history of the struggle for Civil Rights in Wisconsin |
| Date: | 01 15 1975 |
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| Description: | Close-up of demonstrators at a PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) March. |
| See an overview of the Society's Social Action holdings. |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | Marshall and Eva Colston House |
| Reference Number: | 241090 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of Paul Cowan as a young man. |
| 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. |
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