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| Brief history of the Civil Rights Movement in Wisconsin. |
| Housing and Racism |
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| Discover the history of the struggle for Civil Rights in Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Discover how a pet eagle named Old Abe helped Wisconsin serve the Union in the Civil War |
| 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. |
| Brief history of Black Thursday (November 21, 1968). |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Collage featuring likeness of civil rights activist Father James Edmund Groppi by artist Gloria Adair of Milwaukee, 1966. (Museum object #1993.37.1) |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
| The Civil Right's Leader Shows his Support |
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| Discover the connection Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King had with the 1960s protests in Milwaukee. |
| Two Lawyers Spur Abolitionist Reform and Universal Voting Rights |
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| Learn how Byron Paine and Halbert E. Paine used the power of law for radical abolitionist reform in mid-19th century Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Land of the Freed-up Woman American flag banner made from bras, 1971. (Museum object #2000.79.1) |
| First Woman Notary Public |
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| Discover the story of Wisconsin's first woman notary public Louise Williams who provided legal counsel for southern Wisconsin after the Civil War. |
| Provides a comprehensive summary of women's history in Wisconsin and contains primary sources from the 16th century to the early 21st century. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Desk used by Milwaukee Alder Vel Phillips, made by the Northwestern Furniture Company for Milwaukee City Hall, 1895. (Museum object #2007.16.1) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Parade tunic worn by Wisconsin suffrage supporter during Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 1916. (Museum object #1956.1450) |
| A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman |
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| Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Plaque commemorating the passage of the 1915 Seaman's Act. (Museum object #1942.530) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after his challenge to duel with a Virginia congressman, 1860. (Museum object #1957.112) |
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