On August 29, 1857, Harper's
Weekly reported that the
Government Land Office
refused a land claim in
Wisconsin by a free black man
on the grounds that free black
men with slave ancestors could
not be citizens and therefore
were not entitled to federal
lands. Harper's and other historic texts are available via the Web.
If you have additional
information to share, please contact Bob Schuster by email at bschuster@www.wlhn.org or at 6020 Kristi
Circle, Monona, Wisconsin 53716, (608) 221-1421.
