Father Groppi and the Commandos speaking at the burned out Freedom House, August 30, 1967

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
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