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For the first time since Sam Rayburn’s day, the Speaker of the House will be a Texan. And if Jim Wright of Fort Worth is to be successful, he’ll have to remember what Rayburn taught him.

“What do a whaling ship’s captain, an Australian land surveyor to Queen Victoria, the grandfather of a U.S. Speaker of the House, a Weatherford banker, the protege of Alfred Nobel

“What do a whaling ship’s captain, an Australian land surveyor to Queen Victoria, the grandfather of a U.S. Speaker of the House, a Weatherford banker, the protege of Alfred Nobel

Like many school districts, Madison is facing a staffing shortage and struggling to keep in-person classes going during the pandemic. But critics say years of district leadership not supporting teachers has turned a short-term problem into a full-blo

Former students look to rename James Madison Memorial High School after Darlene M. Hancock     MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — The late Darlene Hancock was the first African-American female principal for the Madison Metropolitan School District, a champion for education, an advocate for all children and a leader in the Madison community for decades. Now, some of her former students are hoping that when James Madison Memorial High School is renamed, it will be after her. “Ther...

Madison made civil rights history in 1963 by adopting the first fair housing ordinance in the state Thanks to a conservative white mayor, two forceful Black leaders, two pioneering women, a helpful city attorney, strong support from both city newspapers and a vast citizens’ support network, Madison made civil rights history in 1963 by adopting the state’s first open housing ordinance. January 29, 2021 12:10 PM Stu Levitan Updated: Marshall Colston (second from righ...

Madison in the Sixties – December, 1963 – Shirley Abrahamson helps Madison make civil rights history. In 1963, racial discrimination in housing was perfectly legal in Wisconsin, and very real; only about 27% of the city’s rental units, and 12% of the houses for-sale, were available to nonwhites. The city didn’t even have a meaningful board or commission working for civil rights. Instead, there was the Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights (MCHR), which the Council created in 1952 as a po...