wsh_turningpts_986 986 turningpts wsh yes Citizenship of Wisconsin Huber, Henry A., 1867-1933 Citizenship--Wisconsin--History Civil rights--Wisconsin--History African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--History In this 5-page newspaper article from 1929, Lieutenant Governor Henry Huber traces the history of civil rights in our state. He reviews the early constitutional efforts to permit African Americans and women to vote, recounts the court case of Milwaukee black leader Ezekiel Gillespie who sued the state in 1866 for the right to vote, the history of the woman's suffrage movement (including personal recollections of Olympia Brown), and the passage of the first comprehensive equal rights law in 1921. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Madison, Wis.] : Wisconsin Historical Society Wisconsin Historical Society Newspapers http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=986 Racine Times-Call, June 18, 1929. Forms part of the Turning points collection (Wisconsin Historical Society) 1929-06-18 Racine (Wis.) Racine County (Wis.) Huber, Henry A. "Citizenship of Wisconsin. Some History of its Progress." Racine Times-Call, June 18, 1929. Online facsimile at: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=986 20090526 204905