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March on Milwaukee : civil rights history project

Sound recordings, moving images, photographs, and manuscript materials related to the Civil Rights movement in Milwaukee.

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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.

Metadata URL
http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/march

Contributing Institution
Wisconsin Historical Society
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections

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Creator WTMJ-TV Contributing Institution Wisconsin Historical Society

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1. News film clip of Milwaukee high school students discussing the textbook controversy, February 16, 1968 (with sound)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1968-02-16
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

2. News film clip of a White Power march in Milwaukee, September 23, 1967 (silent)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-09-23
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

3. News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West continuing his talk on civil rights in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-09-20
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

4. News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West summarizing the struggle for open housing in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-09-20
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

5. News film clip of a White Power rally and march in Milwaukee, September 12, 1967 (silent)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-09-12
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

6. News film clip of a fair housing march in Milwaukee, likely September 2, 1967 (with sound and silent)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-09-02
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

7. News film clip of an interview with Father Groppi and the Commandos after the burning of the Freedom House, August 30, 1967 (with sound)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-08-30
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

8. News film clip of Father Groppi and the Commandos at the site of the burned out the Freedom House, August 30, 1967 (with sound)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-08-30
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

9. News film clip of press conference with Milwaukee County Supervisor Richard Nowakowski, August 30, 1967 (with sound)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-08-30
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

10. News film clip of a press conference with Father Groppi and NAACP Youth Council Commandos announcing the second fair housing march, August 29, 1967 (with sound)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-08-29
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

11. News film clip of fair housing march, likely the night of August 29, 1967 (silent)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-08-29
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

12. News film clip of the fair housing march, August 29, 1967 (silent)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-08-29
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society