Tour of Civil Rights Sites in Milwaukee
Click on the map below to explore important sites in the Civil Rights Movement in Milwaukee. All text comes with permission from Shirley R. Butler-Derge's Milwaukee 1960s NAACP Youth Council: Tour Guide (South Milwaukee, WI: Nzingha Publishing Company, 2011), pp. 13-14. To purchase a copy of this book, please email butlershirley78@yahoo.com.
Milwaukee's African American History - Google My MapsThe Beginnings of an Audio Tour of Milwaukee:
- Track One:
- tinyurl.com/Marchaudiotourtest1
- Lincoln High School, formerly at the corner of Cass and Knapp
- Juanita Adams discusses interracial dating and student activism at Lincoln High School (1:46 minute clip)
- Full interview located at https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/1564
- Track Two:
- tinyurl.com/Marchaudiotourtest2
- The Eagles Club (now the Rave), 2401 W Wisconsin Avenue
- Mary Arms discusses seeing the KKK at the Eagles Club protests and being cherry bombed at the protests outside of Judge Cannon’s house in Wauwatosa (7:02 minute clip)
- Full interview located at https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/1726/rec/11