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Milwaukee incorporated on January 31, 1846. The city is home to two major professional sports teams, the Bucks (2021 NBA Champions) and Brewers. It is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including Rockwell Automation and Harley-Davidson.
Milwaukee was home to Bobby Marshall, the first African American to play football in the Western Conference (later the Big Ten). He graduated in 1907 and played with Minneapolis pro teams, the Deans and the Marines.
From 1920 through 1924, Marshall played in the National Football League with the Rock Island Independents, the Minneapolis Marines, and the Duluth Kelleys. Along with Fritz Pollard, he was one of the two first African Americans to play in the NFL. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
Service and managerial jobs are the fastest-growing segments of the Milwaukee economy, and health care alone makes up 27% of the jobs in the city.
Wisconsin Black Historical Society, whose mission is to document and preserve the historical heritage of African descent in Wisconsin, exhibiting collecting and disseminating materials depicting this heritage.
America’s Black Holocaust Museum, founded by lynching survivor James Cameron in 1988, featured exhibits which chronicle the injustices suffered throughout history by African Americans in the United States. The museum is in a new building since 2018.
Jewish Museum Milwaukee, is a museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the Jewish people in southeastern Wisconsin and celebrating the continuum of Jewish heritage and culture.
The City Milwaukee and County, embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and is an historic business-friendly community. The City of Milwaukee is rolling out the “Welcome to Milwaukee” welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new residents, visitors, tourists, and new value-added businesses.
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