The Housing of Negroes in Milwaukee: 1955
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- 1955
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Across the United States, discriminatory housing practices resulted in the confinement of people into racial and ethnic enclaves. In Milwaukee, this practice was particularly widespread and became the primary focus of many organizations, including the Milwaukee Urban League. In 1955, the Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations, a subgroup of the Human Relations Committee of Milwaukee area colleges, researched the housing situation of Milwaukee's black community. The report, prepared in cooperation with the Urban League's Executive Secretary, William Kelley, details the difficulties facing African Americans in 1950s Milwaukee.
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Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
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- Pamphlet Collection
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- Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations
- Subjects
- African Americans
Property
Schools
City planning
Neighborhoods
Cities and towns
Civil rights
Legislation
Race relations
Slums
Poverty - Type
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- English
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- Chicago citation style
- Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations (Milwaukee, Wis.). The Housing of Negroes in Milwaukee: 1955. 1955. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/61757. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations (Milwaukee, Wis.), (1955) The Housing of Negroes in Milwaukee: 1955. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/61757
- MLA citation style
- Intercollegiate Council on Intergroup Relations (Milwaukee, Wis.). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/61757>.