The Selma of the North

Civil Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee

Patrick D. Jones

    • Abbreviations
    • Map: Milwaukee’s civil rights landmarks
    • Introduction
    1. Ethnic Milwaukee and the Black Community
    2. Early Protest Politics
    3. The Campaign to End School Segregation
    4. Father Groppi’s Civil Rights Awakening
    5. The Youth Council and Commandos
    6. Police–Community Tensions and the 1967 Riot
    7. The Struggle for Open Housing
    8. Black Power Politics
    9. The Decline of Direct Action
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
    • Bibliography
    • Acknowledgments
    • Index
  • Cover: The Selma of the North

Patrick D. Jones is Assistant Professor of History and Ethnic Studies, University of Nebraska.