Crossing The Line
For Fair Housing Month in April, the Washington Park Branch Library will be hosting the traveling display Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968, provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society. To celebrate this exhibit, attend an informative panel discussion on the Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches. This discussion will be moderated by Mia Phifer, the Senior Education, Collections, & Outreach Coordinator at America’s Black Holocaust Museum. Panelists include:
• Dr. Derek G. Handley, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Reggie Jackson, award-winning journalist and internationally renowned expert on race relations
• Dr. Robert S. Smith, Marquette University
• Reggie Jackson, award-winning journalist and internationally renowned expert on race relations
• Dr. Robert S. Smith, Marquette University
How do citizens work for change when faced with injustice? How can individuals make a difference? The traveling display “Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968” commemorates the 50th anniversary of Milwaukee’s civil rights marches by examining the practices and prejudices that led to segregation in Milwaukee and chronicling the school desegregation and fair housing movements of the 1960s.
Learn more: wisconsinhistory.org/marchonmilwaukeeexhibit
Reasonable accommodations provided upon request. Contact the ADA Coordinator at (414) 286-3475 or adacoordinator@milwaukee.gov