Introduction -- Ethnic Milwaukee and the Black community -- Early protest politics -- The campaign to end school segregation -- Father [James] Groppi's civil rights awakening -- The Youth Council and Commandos -- Police-community tensions and the 1967 riot -- The struggle for open housing -- Black power politics -- The decline of direct action -- Conclusion : "We are destined ..."
Summary
This title tells a story that is important for its insights into civil rights history. It includes the debate over nonviolence and armed self-defence, and the dynamic between southern and northern activism. It looks at how between 1958 and 1970, a movement for racial justice emerged from circumstances in Milwaukee