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. News film clip of Milwaukee high school students discussing the textbook controversy, February 16, 1968 (with sound)
3. News film clip of a White Power march in Milwaukee, September 23, 1967 (silent)
4. Father Groppi speaking at the Unitarian Church West, September 20, 1967
5. News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West continuing his talk on civil rights in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)
6. News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West summarizing the struggle for open housing in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)
7. Milwaukee Common Council meeting regarding open housing legislation, September 19, 1967
8. County Supervisor Richard Nowakowski press conference, September 14 1967 (partial)
9. Scenes of South 16th Street during and after the September 13, 1967 civil disturbances
10. Archbishop William E. Cousins defending Father James E. Groppi, September 13 1967
11. Mayor Maier and West Allis Mayor Arnold Klentz speaking to a state legislative committee, September 13 1967
12. Mayor Henry Maier's press conference on the Commission on Community Relations, September 12, 1967
13. News film clip of a White Power rally and march in Milwaukee, September 12, 1967 (silent)
14. News film clip of a fair housing march in Milwaukee, likely September 2, 1967 (with sound and silent)
15. Open housing march in Milwaukee, including Dick Gregory speaking, likely September 2 1967
16. White power marches in Milwaukee, September 1967
17. Father Groppi and the Commandos speaking at the burned out Freedom House, August 30, 1967
18. Mayor Maier press conference concerning local religious leaders and civil disturbances, August 30 1967 (partial)
19. Milwaukee County Supervisor Richard Nowakowski press conference, August 30, 1967
20. Milwaukee Fire Department official discussing the Freedom House fire, August 30 1967
21. News film clip of an interview with Father Groppi and the Commandos after the burning of the Freedom House, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
22. News film clip of Father Groppi and the Commandos at the site of the burned out the Freedom House, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
23. News film clip of press conference with Milwaukee County Supervisor Richard Nowakowski, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
24. Prentice McKinney speaking to reporters about the Freedom House burning, August 30 1967 (partial)
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