- Collection:
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West summarizing the struggle for open housing in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)
- Creator:
- WTMJ-TV
- Publisher:
- Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, 1922-1997, WTMJ-TV News Film Archives, Wisconsin Historical Society
- Date of Original:
- 1967-09-20
- Subject:
- Press conferences--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Politics and government
Civil rights workers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African American civil rights workers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Clergy--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Catholic Church--Clergy
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Housing policy--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Annexation (Municipal government)--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Obstruction of justice--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Picketing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Nonviolence--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Assembly, Right of--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Freedom of speech--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Sweatshirts--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Printed fashion apparel--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Violence--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Crowds--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Police--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Race riots--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Tear gas--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Riot control agents--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Riot control--Equipment and supplies--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Arrest--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Slums--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Discrimination in housing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Housing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Housing--Law and legislation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Segregation in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Discrimination in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Discrimination in public accommodations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Brotherliness
Rule of law--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Ethics--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Self-defense--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee - People:
- Groppi, James, 1930-1985
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Influence
Maier, Henry W., 1918-1994
Maier, Henry W., 1918-1994--Public opinion
Phillips, Vel, 1924-2018 - Location:
- United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, 43.0389, -87.90647
- Medium:
- moving images
film - Type:
- MovingImage
- Description:
- Footage of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West in Brookfield. He shares his perspective on the struggle for open housing legislation and open housing marches in Milwaukee. He places the conflict in the context of local black people's needs and points to 1,000 black families losing their homes due to the Kilbourntown redevelopment project.
Daily footage extra, segment 1. September 20, 1967. - Metadata URL:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/721
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright Journal Broadcast Group. Footage and pictures used with permission of WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee and the Journal Broadcast Group. The footage cannot be printed, broadcast or used as an interactive element or in any future medium, not yet defined, without the direct, written consent of WTMJ-TV and the Journal Broadcast Group.
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Extent:
- 16mm
avi; mp4 - Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Rights:
-