Portion of a press conference, understood to be July 31, 1967, in which Mayor Henry Maier summarizes the actions taken in response to the civil disturbance. He discusses having set up the "hotline" to the Governor's office, contacting...
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;
O’Halloran, a native of Milwaukee, was one of the first white members of the NAACP Youth Council in the late 1960's. She speaks about picketing the Eagles Club, her dissatisfaction with the non-violence approach, Father Groppi as a leader in the...
Arms was born in Milwaukee and attended North Division High School before joining the Commandos. He discusses fellow marchers, the Freedom House, the 1968 Poor People's Campaign in Washington D.C., and job discrimination in the local union. Lastly,...
