Are Madisonians better informed about state issues than other Wisconsinites? If so, it may be because the local media cover Capitol news as if it were local news. For example, these supporters of a 1961 bill to end housing discrimination staged a demonstration in the Capitol Rotunda that was well covered by the Madison press. SHSW Stein Collection

African-American residents | Capitol, west wing | Stein, Edwin (Photographer)