March on Milwaukee : civil rights history project
Sound recordings, moving images, photographs, and manuscript materials related to the Civil Rights movement in Milwaukee.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1960/1969
Subject
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Race relations
Civil rights movements--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights workers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--History--Sources
Civil rights--History--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Sources
African Americans-- History--Sources--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Location
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, 43.0389, -87.90647
Medium
sound recordings
photographs
Type
MovingImage
Description
This digital collection presents primary sources from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society that provide a window onto Milwaukee's civil rights history. During the 1960s, community members waged protests, boycotts, and legislative battles against segregation and discriminatory practices in schools, housing, and social clubs. The efforts of these activists and their opponents are vividly documented in the primary sources found here, including photographs, unedited news film footage, text documents, and oral history interviews. This website also includes educational materials, including a bibliography and timeline, to enhance understanding of the primary sources. The March on Milwaukee Civil Rights History Project seeks to make Milwaukee's place in the national struggle for racial equality more accessible, engaging, and interactive.
Contributing Institution
Wisconsin Historical Society
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections
Search Results
2. Maier Administration, Box 171, Folder 15, Speeches, 1968 April (selections)
3. 1-1 Excerpts from Statements on Open Housing Ordinance
4. Maier Administration, Box 148, Folder 6 (selections), Excerpts from Statements on Open Housing Ordinance, 1967 October 10
5. 5-1 Press Statement
6. 2-1 Press Conference Statement
7. 4 Telegram to Roy Wilkins, 1967 September 12
8. 3-1 James C. Newcomb
9. 2-1 Letter to Common Council
10. 1-1 Television and Press Statement
11. 1-1 TV and Press
12. Maier Administration, Box 148, Folder 5, Press Releases and Statements, 1967 September (selections)
13. Maier Administration, Box 171, Folder 1, Speeches, 1967 September (selections)
14. 5-1 Press Conference
15. 79 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 66
16. 80 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 67
17. 81 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 68
18. 82 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 69
19. 1-1 Grass Roots Bi Racial Council
20. 16 Statement, 1967 August 9
21. 2-1 Statement of How
22. 4-1 Television Taping
23. 76 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 63
24. 77 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 64
25. 78 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 65
26. 69 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 57
27. 70 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 58
28. 71 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 59
29. 72 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 59-A
30. 73 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 60
31. 74 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 61
32. 75 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 62
33. 15-1 Statement
34. 64 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 52
35. 65 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 53
36. 66 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 54
37. 67 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 55
38. 68 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 56
39. 14-1 Statement
40. 54 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 42
41. 55 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 43
42. 56 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 44
43. 57 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 45
44. 58 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 46
45. 59 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 47
46. 60 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 48
47. 61 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 49
48. 62 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 50
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