About Freedom Walkers for Milwaukee
Freedom Walkers for Milwaukee
FREEDOM WALKERS FOR MILWAUKEE
Freedom Walkers For Milwaukee is a half hour documentary that captures Milwaukee's Civil Rights struggle in the middle of the 20th century. From 1890 to the 1970s, Milwaukee's African American population dramatically increased from less than a thousand people to over 100, 000; but it had to fight for equal employment, open housing, and equitable educational opportunities. Through archival footage, photographs, and interviews with Milwaukeeans who participated in the struggle, the documentary sheds light on the events that earned Milwaukee the nickname, "The Selma of the North." The program features interviews with activists:
Squire Austin
Liddie Collins
Chuck Cooney
John Givens
Barbara Harris Martin
Prentice McKinney
Lillie Pittman
Peggy Rozga
George Sanders
Lauri Wynn
And historians:
Clayborn Benson III, (Ex. Dir. Wisconsin Black Historical Society)
Patrick D. Jones, author "The Selma of the North"
You can hear more of the interviews with the activists:
Additional information about the subject:
The March On Milwaukee History Project
Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum
Production credits: Narrated by Bobby Drake; Producer/Writer Everett L. Marshburn; Videographer Jose Lozano; Editor Jason Pinkowski; Associate Producer, Joanne Williams; Location Audio Tom Bruce; Graphics Sitora Tanakaev, Thay Yang
MPTV is a viewer-supported service of MATC 
