wsh_turningpts_tp231000 tp231000 turningpts wsh yes The housing of Negroes in Milwaukee, 1955 Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations Discrimination in housing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Milwaukee (Wis.)--Race relations--History--20th century African Americans--Civil Rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Across the United States, discriminatory housing practices sought to restrict the settlement of "undesireable" people in certain neighborhoods, resulting in the confinement of people, largely African American, into racial enclaves. In Milwaukee, this practice was particularly widespread and became the primary focus of many organizations, including the Milwaukee Urban League. In 1955, the Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations, a subgroup of the Human Relations Committee of Milwaukee area colleges, researched the housing situation of Milwaukee's black community. The report, prepared in cooperation with the Urban League's Executive Secretary, William Kelley, details the difficulties facing African Americans in 1950s Milwaukee. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Madison, Wis.] : Wisconsin Historical Society Wisconsin Historical Society 2005 Pamphlets http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/tp,15164 The housing of Negroes in Milwaukee: 1955. Milwaukee : Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations, [1955]. 57 leaves ; 29 cm. Pamphlet Collection, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin Forms part of the Turning points collection (Wisconsin Historical Society) 1955 Milwaukee (Wis.) Milwaukee County (Wis.) Cite as: "The Housing of Negroes in Milwaukee: 1955." (Milwaukee [Wis.] : Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations, [1955]); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1098 Copyright 2005 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) 20090526 204905