Oral History Interview with Frank Aukofer, November 16, 2007
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- 2007-11-16
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Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Aukofer, a Milwaukee native, began covering civil rights for the Milwaukee Journal in 1964, thus reporting most of the 1967 open housing marches. He discusses racism in past and present Milwaukee, his relationship with and impressions of Father Groppi, his experiences in reporting the marches, the Youth Council's use of the media during the protests, the roles of Mayor Meier and police chief Breier, the success of the marches, and current journalism.
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Aukofer, Frank
City of Milwaukee's Government; NAACP Youth Council Commandos;Congress of Racial Equality; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council; Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Collection
- Oral History Interviews of the March on Milwaukee Oral History Project, 2007-2008
Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
March On Milwaukee - Civil Rights History Project - Subjects
- Oral history--Wisconsin --Milwaukee
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Oral histories (document genres)
Protests
Marches
Law/Legislature
Prejudice
Civil rights activists
Civil disturbances
Violence
Economic hardships
De-segregation
Open housing
Civil disobedience
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Groppi, James, 1930-1985
Maier, Henry W
Breier, Harold A
Knowles, Warren P
Gibbons, John Jr
Open housing marches
Civil disturbance of July 30, 1967
Civil disturbance of July 31, 1967 - Language
- English
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- Aukofer, Frank, City of Milwaukee's Government; NAACP Youth Council Commandos;Congress of Racial Equality; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council; Milwaukee United School Integration Committee. Oral History Interview with Frank Aukofer, November 16, 2007. 2007-11-16. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/1647. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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- Aukofer, Frank, City of Milwaukee's Government; NAACP Youth Council Commandos;Congress of Racial Equality; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council; Milwaukee United School Integration Committee, (2007-11-16) Oral History Interview with Frank Aukofer, November 16, 2007. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/1647
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- Aukofer, Frank, City of Milwaukee's Government; NAACP Youth Council Commandos;Congress of Racial Equality; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council; Milwaukee United School Integration Committee. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/1647>.