Help students understand the physical design and compostion of their community |
Discover the history of Father James Groppi, the Catholic priest who led fought for justice in Milwaukee's Inner Core. |
Introduce students to basic map orientation skills using their own community |
See a list of historical highlights from Wisconsin history |
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 |
Discover the story of Vel Phillips, the first African American woman to become a judge in Wisconsin. |
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 |
Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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Examine the experience of Confederate prisoners at Camp Randall through newspaper articles |
Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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The newspaper articles, photos, and letters in this section are samples of the rampant anti-German hysteria in Wisconsin during World War I |
Primary source collections curated by Wisconsin educators, complete with lesson plans for classroom use. |
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Primary source collections curated by Wisconsin educators, complete with lesson plans for classroom use. |
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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