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=== African Americans === | === African Americans === | ||
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Many African Americans settled in Wisconsin. They were trappers and boatmen in the 1700s. Settlers from the Southern states brought slaves with them. There were many free African-Americans in Wisconsin also. For more information, you may wish to contact: | Many African Americans settled in Wisconsin. They were trappers and boatmen in the 1700s. Settlers from the Southern states brought slaves with them. There were many free African-Americans in Wisconsin also. For more information, you may wish to contact: | ||
'''Wisconsin Black Historical Society'''<br>2620 West Center Street<br>Milwaukee, WI 53206<br>Telephone: 414-372-7677<br>Internet: http://www.wbhsm.org/ <br><br> | |||
A helpful source for learning about African-Americans in Wisconsin is: Zachary Cooper, ''Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin'' (Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1997; Family History Library book {{FHL|172482|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 51}}). | A helpful source for learning about African-Americans in Wisconsin is: Zachary Cooper, ''Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin'' (Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1997; Family History Library book {{FHL|172482|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 51}}). | ||