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Freedom Walkers for Milwaukee

Freedom Walkers for Milwaukee

This documentary traces Milwaukee's most turbulent events during the Civil Rights struggle of the middle of the 20th century. Using archival footage, photographs, and interviews with Milwaukeeans, the film sheds light on the fight for equal employment, open housing, and equitable educational opportunities, and reveals how Milwaukee earned the nickname, "The Selma Of the North."

Freedom Walkers for Milwaukee is a local public television program presented by MILWAUKEE PBS

Freedom Walkers For Milwaukee

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Special | 28m 16s | Tracing Milwaukee's most turbulent events during the Civil Rights struggle. (28m 16s)

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