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Matt Maes' tendency toward "hyper-focus" led him to a career as an artist and a cozy life as a family man.
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Milwaukee PBS Specials are local public television programs presented by WMVS/WMVT Milwaukee.
For Jobs and Freedom: A Black Nouveau Special
Locally Produced Specials and Documentaries Episode 8 | 27m 15s | CC
On August 28, 1963, roughly 250,000 Americans participated in the "Great March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Organized by labor and social activists A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, the event brought together major Civil Rights Organizations, Labor Unions, religious leaders, and ordinary citizens.