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The Selma of the North : Civil Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee /
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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2010]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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