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COVID-19 Announcement
The Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum (WBHS/M) will be closed to the public until further notice. As you are well aware, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting many areas of our lives, so that caution and prevention have become the ‘new normal’. With so much information overflow, it may be difficult to separate facts from fear, but in … Continue reading
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“BLACK HISTORY: THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND FREEDOM IN WISCONSIN.”
Come explore the rich African American history of southwest Wisconsin. This panel is a collaboration between the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum and the Mining and Rollo Jamison Museums of Platteville. Panelists will explain ways bold Americans like America Jenkins, Paul Jones, and Rachel endured illegal enslavement in Wisconsin and reinvented themselves as free Wisconsinites. Learn … Continue reading
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