I am doing a USA History report on Milwaukee race riot of 1967. Anyone know about the riot?

Question

I need a perspective from people who lived through the riot or people who know about that riot. I would like to know more about the cause and effects of the riot for my report.

Answer 1

One always hears about the '67 riots in Detroit, but what was going on in other cities throughout the nation? Were riots in Milwaukee in sympathy with the ones experienced by other cities? Were similar tactics being used in various cities? What was the instigating cause of the outbreak? What were underlying causes that stimulated and aggravated the situation? These were questions which needed to be answered.

According to documents which were press releases by Mayor Henry Maier, the following occurred: at about 2:30 AM on July 31, Mayor Maier, at the request of Police Chief Breier, requested Governor Warren Knowles to call out the Wisconsin National Guard to stop the rioters and help regain control of the city. From July 31 to August 1, no citizens living in the City of Milwaukee were allowed to leave their homes. On August 2, the curfew was revised to cover only the hours between 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM. The state of emergency lasted for a total of ten days.

What lead to this dilemma? What were the issues? Problems which stemmed back to open housing legislation (1962), de facto segregation in Milwaukee public schools (1963) and (1965) became embittered issues. The NAACP becomes active. Now what was the instigating moment.?

On July 30th riots begin in Milwaukee. In an incident at the home of John Tucker, nine policeman are shot, one dies. Mayor Maier declares a state of emergency. He announces a 24-hour curfew and requests the National guard to be brought in. Fr. Groppi is arrested for refusing police order to get off the streets. Large national media presence is in the city. The Mayor calls for a Model Cities program. On August 1st "Common View" releases a statement criticizing city administration and outlining problems in education, housing, employment, and police relations. On August 2nd Clifford McKissick, an 18-yeaar-old black youth, is killed by police. Groppi declares that McKissick's death is a murder. On August 4th, a "Statement of Concern" is published in the New York Times and signed by Mayor Maier. On August 6th, Archbishop William E. Cousins of Milwaukee broadcasts a speech, carried on all local TV and radio stations, urging Milwaukee's 700,000 Catholics to reexamine their views on race. That same day Groppi leads the march to the Safety Building .On August 7th McKissick is buried. Over 500 people attend the funeral.

On August 28th the first open housing march in Milwaukee is conducted. On September 2nd the march of 1,000 demonstrators stretched three blocks. National press coverage occurred. Milwaukee is called the "Selma of the North." On September 7th there is a violent sit-in at the mayor's office. In November, despite weeks of protests, the Common Council again rejects housing. Finally on April 30th the Milwaukee open housing 1 law, which had more teeth than the recently enacted federal law, is passed.

Many of the same issues were faced by Blacks in multiple cities. They did what they knew had to be fought for in order to survive. Although Milwaukee's riot was a week after Detroit's, the elements of discontent were similar; only the inciting incident varied.

Answer 2

Milwaukee Race Riots

Answer 3

I think you've missed the point really. People don't want race riots. People want justice. People don't hate the colour of a person. People are hating the culture and religion of a person that is inciting hatred and taking lives. Yes, a lot of people will want blood, as an innocent man's life has been taken by some crazy Muslim extremists. How many incidents committed by Muslims are people in the western world to deal with before they stand up and say that enough is enough? Boston bombings, 9/11, 7/7, countless extremist plots that never came to fruition due to security service intervention, sharia law demonstrations, sex gangs, multiple murders and teachings that seek to destroy our country, people and culture. I wish the rest of the country would wake up and smell the coffee before it's too late. Today, it was stated on the News that thousands of Muslims in England are currently on the road to becoming violent extremists, whether you like it or not, riots are coming to a town near you, it'll be up to Britain whether these riots are one sided or whether we retaliate.