WORT 89.9FM Madison · Lake Ivanhoe: Part Of Wisconsins Black History You might be forgiven for missing Lake Ivanhoe, Wisconsin if you drive by on Highway 50 on your way […]
Replacing Confederate Statues with Neglected Historical Figures
Since the George Floyd protests started just a few months ago, well over 100 statues or memorials in the United States commemorating historical figures of the Confederate States of America […]
Radio Chipstone: Madison’s Early African American Families, Part...
There are a number of things you should know about Muriel Simms. She was born and raised in Madison. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at Edgewood College and she […]
Radio Chipstone: Madison’s Early African American Families, Part...
In 1840 there were less than 400 African Americans living in Madison. We know some arrived as slaves to fur trappers, others came to work in the mines. In 1850, […]
Radio Chipstone: The Wheatley Table
When we consider the symbols of American Freedom a few come to mind like the American Flag, baseball, and the Statue of Liberty. However, there are other objects which hold […]
Black History, Religious Faith, and Political Struggle with Randal Jel...
Religious leaders have been at the forefront of the fight for racial justice in Madison and around the country—and have been for over a century—but we don’t often consider the […]
