- Collection:
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- 1-1 Grass Roots Bi Racial Council
- Creator:
- Maier, Henry W., 1918-
- Contributor to Resource:
- City of Milwaukee's Government
Inter-Denominational Ministerial Alliance - Publisher:
- Maier Administration, Box 148, Folder 4, Press Releases and Statements, 1967 July-August, Milwaukee (Wis.). Mayor: Records of the Henry W. Maier Administration, 1960-1988, Wisconsin Historical Society
- Date of Original:
- 1967-08-08
- Subject:
- Milwaukee (Wis.)--Race relations
Mayors--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Letters--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Politics and government
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Social conditions
Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights movements--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Civil rights--Government policy
African Americans--Civil rights--History
Civil rights--Government policy--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--20th century
Segregation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Segregation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
African Americans--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government--20th century
Whites--Politics and government--20th century
Social conflict--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Municipal officials and employees--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Municipal government--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--History--20th century
Race relations
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Social conditions--20th century
Race discrimination--Political aspects--United States
Coalitions--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Communication--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Citizens' advisory committees--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Businesspeople--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African American businesspeople--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civic improvement--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
City planning--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Urban policy--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Equality--Wisconsin
City dwellers--Taxation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee - People:
- Maier, Henry W., 1918-1994
- Location:
- United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, 43.0389, -87.90647
- Medium:
- press releases
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- HENRY W. MAIER MAYOR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR MILWAUKEE August 8, 1967 Mailed to a list of 46 people: Negro businessmen (grass roots) Thank you for taking time out from your busy schedule to attend the meeting with me in City Hall last Friday to discuss the forming of a "grass roots" bi-racial council. I know that it was a hardship for many of you who attended to take time off from your jobs and to leave your families at home during this time of civil emergency. Rest assured, however, that the concern you have showed for the problem will not go unnoticed. It is my sincere belief that the dialogue we established at the meeting will be the springboard for welding a real and lasting united between the non-whites and the whites of our community. There already is evidence that our meeting was fruitful. Several of the proposals we discussed were incorporated into the program of action adopted jointly the following day by the leadership of the Inter-Denominational Ministerial Alliance and myself. As you recall, we discussed the idea of youth working more closely with the members of the Police Department. One of the points that we announced Saturday was that the proposed bi-racial council work with the Fire and Police Commission to establish curricula to train youths 14 years and older for eventual positions in the Police Department, and that the matter be pursued with the Superintendent of Schools and the Director of the Vocational School.
- Metadata URL:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/1455
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/iiif/2/march:1455/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- The Wisconsin Historical Society. Used with permission.
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Extent:
- Typescripts
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Rights:
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