Post-war African-American Migration

Throughout its history, Wisconsin has attracted people from diverse backgrounds. Unlike many of the older states to the east and south, Wisconsin was not a place where white Protestant and English-speaking people developed a social, political, and economic dominance. The tensions and conflicts that occurred were primarily centered along religious and linguistic lines, rather than race, as various ethnic groups settled in the state. However, in the twentieth century, as more African Americans came to Wisconsin seeking jobs in urban areas, race became the overriding factor that determined the circumstances under which they were allowed to settle and become a... more...

Original Documents and Other Primary Sources

	African American housing conditions in Milwaukee in 1955
	Milwaukee residents discuss the city's racial problems, 1965
	A 1950 guide to African American businesses
	Wisconsin's African American population from statehood through 1910
	A survey of black families in rural Wisconsin, 1959
	An African American woman describes her migration to Wisconsin in 1917
	A detailed look at Milwaukee's black community in 1946
	William Rasche advocates on behalf of African American workers
	Segregated company housing takes shape in Beloit

Primary Sources Available Elsewhere

	Wisconsin Blue Books
	Wisconsin celebrates 50 years of black freedom, 1915
	Explore 400 years of African American history and migration

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