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Turning points in Wisconsin history

hundreds of authentic documents, pictures, and artifacts from Wisconsin's past -- creation stories, archaeological relics, reports by explorers, pictures of fur trade goods, memoirs by Indian elders, diaries of pioneer teenagers, paintings by immigrant artists, speeches of famous Wisconsin men and women, photos of historic places, and more.

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Date of Original
1924/1992

Location
United States, Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison, 43.07305, -89.40123
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, 43.0389, -87.90647

Medium
newspapers
pamphlets
relief prints
reports
books
clippings (information artifacts)
web sites

Type
StillImage, Text

Description
Web site with Wisconsin state history divided into ten time periods from Native American history through the twentieth century. Civil rights-related materials in the collection include reports and documents about school integration, African American housing patterns in Milwaukee, and information about African American business and employment.
"Created with support from the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, CESA 6, and UW Oshkosh's Teaching American History Grant from the U.S. Department of Education."
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.

Metadata URL
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/

Contributing Institution
Wisconsin Historical Society

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1. A block-print wall hanging from the Milwaukee Handicraft Project

Creator:: Milwaukee Handicraft Project
Date of Original:: 1935/1941
Collection:: Turning Points in Wisconsin History
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

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