Marching with Father Groppi: Looking back on Milwaukee’s Civil Rights demonstrations
In the summer of 1966, activist Father James Groppi & the NAACP Youth Council led a series of Civil Rights ...
Remembering UW’s Black Student Strike Of 1969
When Geraldine Hines arrived on the UW-Madison campus as a law student 50 years ago, she had to adapt to ...
The Legacy of Dr. James Cameron: Founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum
(Editor's note and update: American's Black Holocaust Museum is reopening at its new location on Feb. 25, 2022.) In Milwaukee’s ...
Gwen Gillon’s fight for Civil Rights
Gwen Gillon now calls Madison, Wisconsin home. But her roots are in the south where she fought for civil rights. ...
A Wisconsin Mother-Daughter March To Remember Civil Rights Movement
Danielle Crim of Madison, and her mother Dawn Crim, are leaning against a tan building in downtown Selma, Alabama. They’re ...
The Legacy of Sister Thea Bowman
Twenty-five years ago, the first and only African-American Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration passed away. This year, Sr. Thea Bowman’s fellow ...