- Lawrence University-
Mary Cleggett graduated from Lawrence in 1876. Mary was the daughter of William and Rebecca Cleggett who were one of the early African Americans families to move to the Fox Cities. Mary’s father William was a soldier in the United States Colored Troop. Mary and her family were considered to be one of the important African American families in the Fox Cities because they had access to equal rights.
Robert Pendleton was one of the first Black students to attend Lawrence in 1857.
Rosalie Keller was a white student at Lawrence who worked to gain the attention of local businesses about discrimination.
Black Civil Rights leaders Leon Finney and Jesse Jackson spoke to Lawrence students to encourage students to fight for equality
Lawrence was also the site for many public debates about Emancipation and post war freedom blacks.
- City Park
Junteenth celebartion is held at City Park each year to celebrate the day when slaves in the south found out they were free on June 19th 1865.
- Joseph Elmore's Barber Shop....Commercial Bank
Joseph Elmore served in the Civil War as a soldier in the United States Colored Troop. When he moved to Appleton he became a barber and was one of the most famous barbers in town. He cut the hair of many people throughout the community members, some were even very high up in the business and political worlds. Barbers were very trusted at this time because the tools they used to cut and shave hair were very sharp and weren’t like safety razors like men use today to shave. So the men that came to Elmore’s shop had a lot of trust in him to cut their hair without accidentally cutting them.
Elmore House
Joseph and Emma Elmore lived at this home.When Joseph was he run away from his home in St. Paul Minnesota to join the Union Army in Milwaukee. Joseph moved to Appleton, after the Civil War, where he met and married Emma. Elmore was also a famous barber in the city of Appleton. He and his wife Emma were both seen as political and social leaders of the Black community in Appleton. They fought for equal rights for the members of the Black community, and wanted to see social change in their communities. Emma would host social events to try and build a sense of community among the Black people living in Appleton.
Appleton Children's Home: 751 college Ave..
Emma Hollensworth worked the Appleton Children’s Home. Where her duties were to take care of women and orphans at the home. Emma made sure the women and children in her care were safe and taken care of at the Children’s Home. She also started food and supply drives for the people staying at the home.
- First Congregational Church "Red Brick Church"
The First Congregational Church held many programs that showed support for equal rights for blacks. Numerous speakers came to the church to speak to both Black and whites about inequality in Appleton for blacks. This was also the church of the Artis family. The Artis family was one of the original African American families to come to live in the Appleton area. The pastors,Harry Peabody and Dascomb Forbush, at the church also gave sermons speaking about racism and and inequality of Blacks in the United States.
- Conway Hotel
The Conway Hotel was a hotel that treated blacks with inequality. Many Blacks who came to speak at events in Appleton were shown poor service at the hotel, and at times were not allowed to stay there. The Conway Hotel continue to not serve Blacks up until the 1960’s. Some Black people found that they could order food from the restaurant, but only if they stood outside and ordered. The Conway Hotel was not the only hotel/ restaurant that were negative towards Blacks. Many other places followed the same views towards against serving Blacks. At one point in time the Conway Hotel allowed Marian Anderson, a famous African American singer, to stay at the hotel but would not allow her to eat in the public areas of the hotel. Later on in the 1960’s the Post Crescent featured Ella Fitzgerald, an African American jazz singer, eating at the Conway Hotel, the goal was to show the hotel’s less strict racial policies.
- First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church had members of the Ku Klu Klan recruited members through religious services at this church.
- German Methodist Episcopal Church
The German Methodist Episcopal Church had members of the Ku Klu Klan recruited members through religious services at this church.
Mary Cleggett graduated from Lawrence in 1876. Mary was the daughter of William and Rebecca Cleggett who were one of the early African Americans families to move to the Fox Cities. Mary’s father William was a soldier in the United States Colored Troop. Mary and her family were considered to be one of the important African American families in the Fox Cities because they had access to equal rights.
Robert Pendleton was one of the first Black students to attend Lawrence in 1857.
Rosalie Keller was a white student at Lawrence who worked to gain the attention of local businesses about discrimination.
Black Civil Rights leaders Leon Finney and Jesse Jackson spoke to Lawrence students to encourage students to fight for equality
Lawrence was also the site for many public debates about Emancipation and post war freedom blacks.
- City Park
Junteenth celebartion is held at City Park each year to celebrate the day when slaves in the south found out they were free on June 19th 1865.
- Joseph Elmore's Barber Shop....Commercial Bank
Joseph Elmore served in the Civil War as a soldier in the United States Colored Troop. When he moved to Appleton he became a barber and was one of the most famous barbers in town. He cut the hair of many people throughout the community members, some were even very high up in the business and political worlds. Barbers were very trusted at this time because the tools they used to cut and shave hair were very sharp and weren’t like safety razors like men use today to shave. So the men that came to Elmore’s shop had a lot of trust in him to cut their hair without accidentally cutting them.
Elmore House
Joseph and Emma Elmore lived at this home.When Joseph was he run away from his home in St. Paul Minnesota to join the Union Army in Milwaukee. Joseph moved to Appleton, after the Civil War, where he met and married Emma. Elmore was also a famous barber in the city of Appleton. He and his wife Emma were both seen as political and social leaders of the Black community in Appleton. They fought for equal rights for the members of the Black community, and wanted to see social change in their communities. Emma would host social events to try and build a sense of community among the Black people living in Appleton.
Appleton Children's Home: 751 college Ave..
Emma Hollensworth worked the Appleton Children’s Home. Where her duties were to take care of women and orphans at the home. Emma made sure the women and children in her care were safe and taken care of at the Children’s Home. She also started food and supply drives for the people staying at the home.
- First Congregational Church "Red Brick Church"
The First Congregational Church held many programs that showed support for equal rights for blacks. Numerous speakers came to the church to speak to both Black and whites about inequality in Appleton for blacks. This was also the church of the Artis family. The Artis family was one of the original African American families to come to live in the Appleton area. The pastors,Harry Peabody and Dascomb Forbush, at the church also gave sermons speaking about racism and and inequality of Blacks in the United States.
- Conway Hotel
The Conway Hotel was a hotel that treated blacks with inequality. Many Blacks who came to speak at events in Appleton were shown poor service at the hotel, and at times were not allowed to stay there. The Conway Hotel continue to not serve Blacks up until the 1960’s. Some Black people found that they could order food from the restaurant, but only if they stood outside and ordered. The Conway Hotel was not the only hotel/ restaurant that were negative towards Blacks. Many other places followed the same views towards against serving Blacks. At one point in time the Conway Hotel allowed Marian Anderson, a famous African American singer, to stay at the hotel but would not allow her to eat in the public areas of the hotel. Later on in the 1960’s the Post Crescent featured Ella Fitzgerald, an African American jazz singer, eating at the Conway Hotel, the goal was to show the hotel’s less strict racial policies.
- First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church had members of the Ku Klu Klan recruited members through religious services at this church.
- German Methodist Episcopal Church
The German Methodist Episcopal Church had members of the Ku Klu Klan recruited members through religious services at this church.