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Project Discovery: The history of slavery in Wisconsin Slavery was legal and predominant in the south, but did you know that it was present in Wisconsin, as well? By: Trey-Sean Hall and Bryonna Saygo Posted at 6:28 AM, Mar 12, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-25 15:15:29-04 This story is through a partnership with TMJ4 News, the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum, and the Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Slavery was legal and predominant in the south, but did you know that it was present in Wisconsin, as well? Dating back to 1746, military officers in Green Bay and Prairie du Chien brought enslaved people with them. All knew that it was against the law, but no one enforced it. ....