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Freedom Walkers for Milwaukee

Milwaukee PBS Specials are local public television programs presented by WMVS/WMVT Milwaukee.

Freedom Walkers for Milwaukee

Locally Produced Specials and Documentaries Episode 9 | 28m 15s | CC

This documentary traces Milwaukee's most turbulent events during the Civil Rights struggle of the mid-1900s. 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".

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