This folder contains archival materials of the Milwaukee United School Integration Committee related to “Freedom Day School” on May 18, 1964, and to student boycotts of segregated schools in 1965.
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Segregation in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
Correspondence and memos of Milwaukee United School Integration Committee (MUSIC), an organization that worked to end school segregation and racial discrimination in Milwaukee through freedom schools, school boycotts, marches, demonstrations, and...
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Segregation in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
Father Groppi's annotation, "In 1966, Father Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council conducted demonstations at the all-white Milwaukee Eagles Club. The National Guard was called out in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin because of the march. About 15 judges...
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Segregation in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
This document, released in May 1967, was a report to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. It deals with a number of issues effecting civil rights in the Milwaukee area such as segregation in schools, the bussing of students, open housing,...
Footage of fair housing march of August 29, 1967 showing police dispersing tear gas, the marchers and counter-demonstrators on the South Side, and Kosciuszko Park with the statue.
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
Footage of fair housing march of August 29, 1967 showing demonstrators and counter-demonstrators carrying posters. Counter-demonstrators are seen gathered at Crazy Jim's Motors on the South Side.
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
Footage of the events on August 29, 1967 including the fair housing march and the Freedom House burning. Scenes include the 16th Street Viaduct (now the Father Groppi Bridge), the Milwaukee Police Department, Father Groppi and marchers, and...
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
Footage of a press conference where Father James Groppi, flanked by the Commandos, announced the second march for fair housing legislation to be held that night, August 29, 1967. Groppi clearly lays out the route of the march from the North Side to...
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Discrimination in housing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Housing--Law and legislation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
Father Groppi's annotation, "The Milwaukee police burning the Freedom House in the summer of 1967. The neighborhood was tear gassed and young people had to flee from the house." This image appeared on the front page of the Milwaukee...
Footage of Milwaukee County Supervisor Richard Nowakowski speaking at a press conference after a night of marches and violence on the South Side of Milwaukee. He does not justify the actions of the residents, but claims that Father Groppi's tactics...
Footage of a fair housing march, likely on September 2nd, from the North Side to City Hall. Dick Gregory, national comedian, visiting Milwaukee to support the local struggle, speaks against Mayor Maier's curfew and ban on nighttime marching as well...
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
