Midwest Nice Apartheid with Reggie Jackson

Join award-winning local historian Reggie Jackson, author of the upcoming book Midwest Nice Apartheid, for a 4-part series on Milwaukee’s history of segregation and its ongoing impact on housing, education, and equity. Presented by the Milwaukee Public Library and America’s Black Holocaust Museum.

Reggie Jackson, author of the forthcoming Midwest Nice Apartheid: The History and Harms of Segregation in Milwaukee, is an internationally recognized expert on race relations and a U.S. Navy veteran. For two decades, he served as Head Griot (oral historian) at America’s Black Holocaust Museum and was mentored by its founder, Dr. James Cameron. Jackson has lectured at universities and in over fifty communities, leading workshops and dialogues on race and American history. Winner of more than twenty awards, including the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award, he is widely respected for illuminating the roots and realities of segregation.

Date

Oct 11 2025

Time

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Location

Bay View Branch - MPL
2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Milwaukee, WI

Organizer

Milwaukee Public Museum
Phone
(414) 278-2728
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