- Collection:
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- Father Groppi and the Commandos speaking at the burned out Freedom House, August 30, 1967
- Creator:
- WTMJ-TV
- Date of Original:
- 1967-08-30
- 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 Father Groppi, Prentice McKinney, and the Youth Council speaking to reporters at the burned out Freedom House. During the interview, Father Groppi claims that the police started the fire and affirms the rights of the activists to demonstrate and march. He speaks to the issue of residents of Kilbourntown being forced to leave their homes and the lack of fair housing laws to protect them.
Sound
Grayscale; - Metadata URL:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/1697
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 00:06:04
- 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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