It wasn’t too long ago that one of Milwaukee’s unique and important resources, the America’s Black Holocaust Museum, closed the doors on its physical location for the last time. Now, it has been reborn as a virtual museum and the organization continues to play an important role in the Milwaukee community.
Read moreDid you know that in the early decades of the 20th century Wisconsin was home to a small record company that made a huge contribution to American music and culture by recording blues performers from Chicago and throughout the American South, such as Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Skip James, and other blues greats?
Read moreMilwaukee Public Library's Historic Photo Collection contains newly digitized photographs of the Civil Rights movement in Milwaukee!
Read moreHis pioneering work in community-based urban farming made him a 2008 MacArthur Fellow and one of Time Magazines’ 100 Most Influential People of 2010. His name is Will Allen, and he's already an important part of today's Milwaukee, and Milwaukee's history.
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