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;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Father Groppi annotation. Father Groppi center (shoe off) "Fair housing march in Milwaukee. There were over 200 days of consistent marches. Fifteen suburbs passed laws, and Milwaukee's ordinance covered 100% of the...
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
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 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;
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;
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,...
Rozga was born and grew up on Milwaukee's South Side and became interested in civil rights while attending Alverno College. She recounts her experience registering voters in Alabama during the summer of 1965, meeting and later marrying Father...
Footage of Father Groppi speaking to reporters at the burned out Freedom House. During the interview, Father Groppi claims that the police started the fire and affirms the rights of the activists to demonstrate and march. He speaks to the issue of...
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Discrimination in housing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Race relations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee;
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...
Discrimination in housing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Housing--Law and legislation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
1967-09-20
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