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A description of the ethnic diversity in Wisconsin, along with historical maps can be found in:  
A description of the ethnic diversity in Wisconsin, along with historical maps can be found in:  
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=== African Americans  ===
=== African Americans  ===
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See [[African American Resources for Wisconsin]].
 
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}}).
 
Cooper, Zachary. ''Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin''. - Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 1977. - E185.93.W58 C66 FHL book 977.5 Al #51
 
''Negro Business Directory of the State of Wisconsin''. - [Milwaukee: S.n., 1950/51-1953.54] 2 vol. E185.93W58 N4
 
[http://www.disc.wisc.edu/ Slave Movement During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries]


=== Native Americans  ===
=== Native Americans  ===
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