Photographs, ca. 1955.

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Photographs, ca. 1955.

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Photographs related to the Governor's Commission on Human Rights charged with disseminating information and educating the people of Wisconsin on human rights and investigating cases of alleged discrimination in public places. The images relate to individuals assisted by the Commission, programs sponsored by the Commission, and the education of children.

127 photographs,1 negative, and5 posters.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6923916

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin. Governor's Commission on Human Rights

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The first Governor's Commission on Human Rights consisted of 18 members appointed by the Governor in 1945. Two years later, the legislature confirmed this action by statute and enlarged the commission's membership to 35 (Chapter 296, Laws of 1947). The 1949 Legislature made the first appropriation to the Commission and a director was appointed the same year. The 1967 reorganization act merged the Governor's Commission and the Equal Opportunities Division (WIHV86-A2045) of the Indust...