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| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
| How Wisconsin Created the Workday |
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| Discover the history of the labor movement in Wisconsin and how it created the modern work week. |
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