April 8, 1968

"While violent riots erupted in other cities across the country, the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council and its Commando unit persuaded Milwaukeeans to honor Dr. King's nonviolent legacy by demonstrating peacefully. On Monday, April 8, 1968, fifteen thousand people of all races gathered in unity and marched through Milwaukee's Inner Core and downtown area. The march was preceded by a memorial service for King held at St. Boniface Church. This demonstration was the largest civil rights action in Milwaukee's history. For the most part it was a silent march, except for the occasional singing of the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome."" UWM Libraries, "March on Milwaukee," Timeline, https://uwm.edu/marchonmilwaukee/timeline/