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. 3 Waverly Davis letter, Box 3, Folder 3, 1967 September 20
3. 4 Roger Tulin letter, Box 3, Folder 3, 1967 September 20
4. News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West continuing his talk on civil rights in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)
5. News film clip of Father Groppi at the Unitarian Church West summarizing the struggle for open housing in Milwaukee, September 20, 1967 (with sound)
6. 4 Telegram to Roy Wilkins, 1967 September 12
7. News film clip of a White Power rally and march in Milwaukee, September 12, 1967 (silent)
8. 1 Anonymous letter, Box 7, Folder 1, 1967 September 17
9. 3-1 James C. Newcomb
10. News film clip of a fair housing march in Milwaukee, likely September 2, 1967 (with sound and silent)
11. 1-1 Television and Press Statement
12. 1-1 TV and Press
13. 5 Anonymous letter, 1967 August 31
14. 2-1 Anonymous letter, page 1
15. 3-1 Anonymous letter, 1967 August 30, page 1
16. 4 Anonymous letter, 1967 August 30
17. News film clip of an interview with Father Groppi and the Commandos after the burning of the Freedom House, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
18. News film clip of Father Groppi and the Commandos at the site of the burned out the Freedom House, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
19. News film clip of press conference with Milwaukee County Supervisor Richard Nowakowski, August 30, 1967 (with sound)
20. News film clip of a press conference with Father Groppi and NAACP Youth Council Commandos announcing the second fair housing march, August 29, 1967 (with sound)
21. News film clip of the fair housing march, August 29, 1967 (silent)
22. 5-1 Anonymous letter, page 1
23. 4 Anonymous letter, Box 6, Folder 3, 1967 August 13
24. 65 Mayor's Log, 6 August, 1967, Page 53
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