- Collection:
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- WTMJ special report (partial) on school boycotts and de facto segregation in Milwaukee, October 18, 1965
- Creator:
- WTMJ-TV
- Date of Original:
- 1965-10-18
- Subject:
- Segregation in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
- Location:
- United States, Wisconsin, 44.50024, -90.00041
- Medium:
- film (material by form)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Clips of news material prepared for the WTMJ special report program examining school boycotts and the issue of de facto segregation in Milwaukee. The first clip gives an introduction to de facto segregation and the functions of MPS, and shows some silent footage of local schools. Clip 2 footage includes Freedom Schools at New Hope Baptist Church and St. Mathew C.M.E Church, Lloyd Barbee speaking to an unidentified group, and an interview where Barbee discusses bringing suit in the court of law and makes a connection to the national struggle. The third clip includes footage of Freedom Schools on May 18, 1964, and Barbee discussing the operations and locations of Freedom Day Schools. North Division High School is shown, as well as a Freedom Day School Poster (image available in this collection at: http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/203). The clips likely includes raw footage not used in the special report.
Silent; Sound
Grayscale - Metadata URL:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/1687
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 3 video files
- Original Collection:
- Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Center. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
March On Milwaukee - Civil Rights History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Golda Meir Library. Special Collections
- Rights:
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