The Selma of the North : : Civil Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee /

The Selma of the North : : Civil Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee / / Patrick D. Jones.

Between 1958 and 1970, a distinctive movement for racial justice emerged from unique circumstances in Milwaukee. A series of local leaders inspired growing numbers of people to participate in campaigns against employment and housing discrimination, segregated public schools, the membership of public...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Jones, Patrick D.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Map: Milwaukee Civil Rights Landmarks
  • Introduction
  • 1 Ethnic Milwaukee and the Black Community
  • 2 Early Protest Politics
  • 3 The Campaign to End School Segregation
  • 4 Father Groppi’s Civil Rights Awakening
  • 5 The Youth Council and Commandos
  • 6 Police–Community Tensions and the 1967 Riot
  • 7 The Struggle for Open Housing
  • 8 Black Power Politics
  • 9 The Decline of Direct Action
  • Conclusion: “We Are Destined . . .”
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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