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Showing entries tagged: Black History Month


Hank Aaron

By Brett R on Feb 23, 2015 12:30 PM

Hank Aaron is a hero to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and all baseball fans. We honor him today during Black History Month.

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Ezekiel Gillespie: Pioneer for African American Voting Rights in Wisconsin

By Heather S on Feb 20, 2015 12:30 PM

In 1866, Milwaukeean Ezekiel Gillespie (1818-1892) sued for his right to vote in Wisconsin. At issue was a dispute over the results of an 1849 statewide referendum on black suffrage. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court found in Gillespie’s favor, declaring that African-American men had legally held the right to vote in Wisconsin since 1849...

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