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. 2 Notes on meeting with Lorraine M. Radtke, undated
3. 2-1 Open Housing Bill Statement
4. 1 Dr. Martin Luther King Funeral Statement
5. News film clip of Milwaukee high school students discussing the textbook controversy, February 16, 1968 (with sound)
6. 5-1 Leonard Mills letter, page 1
7. 1-1 Excerpts from Statements on Open Housing Ordinance
8. News film clip of a White Power march in Milwaukee, September 23, 1967 (silent)
9. 3 Waverly Davis letter, Box 3, Folder 3, 1967 September 20
10. 4 Roger Tulin letter, Box 3, Folder 3, 1967 September 20
11. News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West continuing his talk on civil rights in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)
12. News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West summarizing the struggle for open housing in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)
13. 5-1 Press Statement
14. 2-1 Press Conference Statement
15. 4 Telegram to Roy Wilkins, 1967 September 12
16. News film clip of a White Power rally and march in Milwaukee, September 12, 1967 (silent)
17. 1 Anonymous letter, Box 7, Folder 1, 1967 September 17
18. 3-1 James C. Newcomb
19. 2-1 Letter to Common Council
20. News film clip of a fair housing march in Milwaukee, likely September 2, 1967 (with sound and silent)
21. 1-1 Television and Press Statement
22. 1-1 TV and Press
23. 5-1 Press Conference
24. 5 Anonymous letter, 1967 August 31
25. 2-1 Anonymous letter, page 1
26. 3-1 Anonymous letter, 1967 August 30, page 1
27. 4 Anonymous letter, 1967 August 30
28. News film clip of an interview with Father Groppi and the Commandos after the burning of the Freedom House, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
29. News film clip of Father Groppi and the Commandos at the site of the burned out the Freedom House, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
30. News film clip of press conference with Milwaukee County Supervisor Richard Nowakowski, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
31. 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)
32. News film clip of fair housing march, likely the night of August 29, 1967 (silent)
33. News film clip of the fair housing march, August 29, 1967 (silent)
34. 5-1 Anonymous letter, page 1
35. 4 Anonymous letter, Box 6, Folder 3, 1967 August 13
36. 79 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 66
37. 80 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 67
38. 81 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 68
39. 82 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 69
40. 1-1 Grass Roots Bi Racial Council
41. 16 Statement, 1967 August 9
42. 2-1 Statement of How
43. 4-1 Television Taping
44. 76 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 63
45. 77 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 64
46. 78 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 65
47. 69 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 57
48. 70 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 58
49. 71 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 59
50. 72 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 59-A
51. 73 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 60
52. 74 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 61
53. 75 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 62
54. 15-1 Statement
55. 64 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 52
56. 65 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 53
57. 66 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 54
58. 67 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 55
59. 68 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 56
60. 14-1 Statement
61. 3 Anonymous letter, Box 6, Folder 3, 1967 August 5
62. 54 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 42
63. 55 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 43
64. 56 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 44
65. 57 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 45
66. 58 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 46
67. 59 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 47
68. 60 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 48
69. 61 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 49
70. 62 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 50
71. 63 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 51
72. 1-1 Crisis of our Cities
73. 12 Press Release, 1967 August 4
74. 13 Statement, 1967 August 4
75. 2-1 Curfew Activity
76. 3-1 Speech
77. 49 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 37
78. 50 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 38
79. 51 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 39
80. 52 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 40
81. 53 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 41
82. 10 Statement, 1967 August 3
83. 11-1 Press Release
84. 18-1 Governor Knowles
85. 43 Mayor's Log, 3 August, 1967, Page 33
86. 44 Mayor's Log, 3 August, 1967, Page 34
87. 45 Mayor's Log, 3 August, 1967, Page 35
88. 46 Mayor's Log, 3 August, 1967, Insert to page 35
89. 47 Mayor's Log, 3 August, 1967, Insert A to page 35
90. 48 Mayor's Log, 3 August, 1967, Page 36
91. News film clip showing damaged buildings, the Milwaukee Police and the National Guard on the streets, August 3, 1967 (silent)
92. 29 Mayor's Log, 2 August, 1967, Page 23
93. 30 Mayor's Log, 2 August, 1967, Page 24
94. 31 Mayor's Log, 2 August, 1967, Page 25
95. 32 Mayor's Log, 2 August, 1967, Page 25-A
96. 33 Mayor's Log, 2 August, 1967, Page 25 Insert
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