Clayborn Benson is the founder of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum (WBHS/M) which first opened its doors in 1987. Clayborn will be speaking about Wisconsin’s unique African American history, from the frontiersmen of James Beckwith to the Bunger’s of the northwest, to the lead mines in southeastern Wisconsin, and the early settlers and laws that impacted African Americans. He will also discuss the efforts of earlyr African Americans who began their own businesses as early...
