On the occasion of Black History Month, we look back at this past year’s recognition of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War with a specific focus on Wisconsin African-Americans connected to the war, their involvement in both the Union and Confederate Armies, and their eventual role in shaping the state.
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Wisconsin's African-American Connections to the Civil War
On the occasion of Black History Month, we look back at this past year’s recognition of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War with a specific focus on Wisconsin African-Americans connected to the war, their involvement in both the Union and Confederate Armies, and their eventual role in shaping the state.
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Wisconsin's African-American Connections to the Civil War
This program was first broadcast in July (2011), the month we celebrate Independence Day, and a time Americans from all walks of life celebrate the sense of freedom realized by living in the United States. The Civil War, which began in 1861, led to many new “freedoms” that underscore what this nation is all about. And while we typically think of the Civil War as an event that took place in the south, it reached north to Wisconsin and beyond. We share some of that story in this edition of Newsmakers.
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