March on Milwaukee : civil rights history project
Sound recordings, moving images, photographs, and manuscript materials related to the Civil Rights movement in Milwaukee.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1960/1969
Subject
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Race relations
Civil rights movements--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights workers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--History--Sources
Civil rights--History--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Sources
African Americans-- History--Sources--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Location
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, 43.0389, -87.90647
Medium
sound recordings
photographs
Type
MovingImage
Description
This digital collection presents primary sources from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society that provide a window onto Milwaukee's civil rights history. During the 1960s, community members waged protests, boycotts, and legislative battles against segregation and discriminatory practices in schools, housing, and social clubs. The efforts of these activists and their opponents are vividly documented in the primary sources found here, including photographs, unedited news film footage, text documents, and oral history interviews. This website also includes educational materials, including a bibliography and timeline, to enhance understanding of the primary sources. The March on Milwaukee Civil Rights History Project seeks to make Milwaukee's place in the national struggle for racial equality more accessible, engaging, and interactive.
Contributing Institution
Wisconsin Historical Society
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections
Search Results
2. 4 Telegram to Roy Wilkins, 1967 September 12
3. 1-1 Television and Press Statement
4. 1-1 TV and Press
5. 5-1 Press Conference
6. 79 Mayor's Log, 9 August, 1967, Page 66
7. 16 Statement, 1967 August 9
8. 4-1 Television Taping
9. 76 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 63
10. 77 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 64
11. 78 Mayor's Log, 8 August, 1967, Page 65
12. 69 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 57
13. 70 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 58
14. 71 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 59
15. 72 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 59-A
16. 73 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 60
17. 74 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 61
18. 75 Mayor's Log, 7 August, 1967, Page 62
19. 15-1 Statement
20. 64 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 52
21. 65 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 53
22. 66 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 54
23. 67 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 55
24. 68 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 56
25. 14-1 Statement
26. 54 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 42
27. 55 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 43
28. 56 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 44
29. 57 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 45
30. 58 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 46
31. 59 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 47
32. 60 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 48
33. 61 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 49
34. 62 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 50
35. 63 Mayor's Log, 5 August, 1967, Page 51
36. 1-1 Crisis of our Cities
37. 12 Press Release, 1967 August 4
38. 13 Statement, 1967 August 4
39. 2-1 Curfew Activity
40. 3-1 Speech
41. 49 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 37
42. 50 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 38
43. 51 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 39
44. 52 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 40
45. 53 Mayor's Log, 4 August, 1967, Page 41
46. 10 Statement, 1967 August 3
47. 43 Mayor's Log, 3 August, 1967, Page 33
48. 44 Mayor's Log, 3 August, 1967, Page 34
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