Madison, Wisconsin, James Groppi with raised fist, assembly chambers welfare protest, 1969
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- 1969
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Madison, Wisconsin 1969. Father Groppi's annotation, "Father Groppi at Madison, Wisconsin during the welfare demonstrations. The assembly Chambers were occupied for 17 hours to protest the budget cuts to welfare recipients. Father Groppi is being sued for up to 15,000 dollars for the damage done to the assembly chambers. He was put in jail for a contempt of the assembly charge, and is facing a state disorderly charge for the same demonstration.
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- Creator
Groppi, James, 1930-1985
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Collection
- James Groppi Papers, 1956-1978
James Groppi Photographs
Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Center. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
March On Milwaukee - Civil Rights History Project - Subjects
- Demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Law/Legislature
Civil rights activists
Clergy
Welfare
Groppi, James, 1930-1985
Protest of welfare cuts - Type
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- Format
- Photographic prints
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- Groppi, James, 1930-1985, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council. Madison, Wisconsin, James Groppi with raised fist, assembly chambers welfare protest, 1969. 1969. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/652. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Groppi, James, 1930-1985, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council, (1969) Madison, Wisconsin, James Groppi with raised fist, assembly chambers welfare protest, 1969. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/652
- MLA citation style
- Groppi, James, 1930-1985, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/652>.