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New Handbook Provides Civil Rights Teaching Tools

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Tools for Teaching the History of Civil Rights in Milwaukee and the Nation is a user-friendly handbook focusing on Civil Rights history.
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January 11, 2017 - Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement at the Wisconsin Historical Museum

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The Wisconsin Historical Museum will host a musical performance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement.
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June 17, 2019 - Lloyd A. Barbee House Listed in National Register of Historic Places

For Immediate Release
The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Lloyd A. Barbee House in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Milwaukee's Civil Rights Struggle, A Black History Month Special Event Feb. 24

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Featuring Dr. Patrick Jones, author of "Selma of the North" & Excerpts from the Vel Phillips Documentary "Dream Big Dreams"
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October 8, 2018 - Wisconsin Historical Society to Present the City of New Richmond with the 2018 Board of Curators Public Program Award at Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony

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On October 9, WHS will present the City of New Richmond with the 2018 Board of Curators Public Program Award.
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20th Street School Listed in the State Register of Historic Places

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The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the 20th Street School (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County) in the State Register of Historic Places
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February 28, 2019 - Wisconsin Historical Society Placed the St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal Church on the State Register of Historic Places

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The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Milwaukee on the State Register of Historic Places.
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June 17, 2019 - St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Listed in National Register of Historic Places

For Immediate Release
WHS has announced the listing of the St. Matthew Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in the National Register of Historic Places.
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February 28, 2019 - Wisconsin Historical Society Placed the 16th Street Viaduct on the State Register of Historic Places

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The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the James E. Groppi Unity Bridge in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County on the State Register of Historic Places.
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June 17, 2019 - Milwaukee's 16th Street Viaduct Listed in National Register of Historic Places

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The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the 16th Street Viaduct in the National Register of Historic Places.
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June 14, 2018 - Madison in the Sixties - Archives Open House

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In celebration of the Madison Reunion, the Wisconsin Historical Society archives will be hosting a Madison in the Sixties open house.
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February 12, 2018 - Wisconsin Historical Museum Screening Wisconsin Biographies of Joshua Glover and Vel Phillips and James Groppi

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On Saturday, February 17 from 10:00 – 11:00 am, there will be a screening of two Wisconsin Biographies at the Wisconsin Historical Museum.
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April 16, 2018 - Wisconsin Historical Society Hands-On History Program Comes to Northern Wisconsin Classrooms

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WHS will be bringing the museum education program, “Hands-On History” to students in Superior and Ashland in April and May.
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April 16, 2018 - Wisconsin Historical Society Hands-On History Program Comes to Northern Wisconsin Classrooms

For Immediate Release
WHS will be bringing the museum education program, “Hands-On History” to students in Superior and Ashland in April and May.
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June 20, 2018 - Wisconsin Historical Society Announces Board of Curators Award Winners for 2018

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Each year, WHS's governing Board of Curators recognizes individuals and organizations for meritorious work in areas relating to the Society’s mission.
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New Book "Risking Everything: A Freedom Summer Reader"

Wisconsin Historical Society Press announces an edited collection of documents from the Freedom Summer project
Risking Everything: A Freedom Summer Reader documents the 1964 Freedom Summer project, when activists went to Mississippi to challenge segregation.

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