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Property Record

2375 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2375 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Evangelical Dreieinickeits Kirche
Reference Number: 109219
Property Record

2747 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2747 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Evangelical Lutheran Golgotha Congregational Memorial
Reference Number: 109226
Photograph

Eydie V. Watts

Date: 
Description: Photograph of Eydie V. Watts, member of the Milwaukee City Civil Service Commission. Ms. Watts sits on a chair with her hands clasped. She is wearing a str...
Photograph

Bernice Lindsay Under Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay is standing under a new reflected street name sign in her honor. She is wearing a coat, a hat, and a broach. Beside her is a fire hydrant. ...
Photograph

Race Relations '66

Date: 09 25 1966
Description: Still from an episode of the WTMJ program "Human Rights," which was titled "Race Relations '66." Four people: Wesley L. Scott, executive director of the Mi...
Photograph

Dr. Joseph Carpenter and Family

Date: 1973
Description: Dr. Joseph Carpenter, assistant professor of Afro-American Education & Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is seated with his family. His ...
Property Record

1814-1828 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1814-1828 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Carver Apartments
Reference Number: 109108
Property Record

751 N N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 751 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: BELMONT HOTEL
Reference Number: 68966
Photograph

Martin Schreiber Addressing Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: President of the Milwaukee Common Council Martin E. Schreiber is at the podium. He is wearing a suit and glasses. On the left is Bernice Lindsay who is wea...
Photograph

Freedom Fund Dinner Committee

Date: 1962
Description: The NAACP Milwaukee Branch's Freedom Fund Dinner Committee. The Freedom Fund Dinner is an annual NAACP fundraising event and awards ceremony for the organi...
Photograph

Walther Supporters

Date: 04 03 1968
Description: Many people are standing or sitting in a room with "Walther for Mayor" signs on the wall. Some are looking at a television in the foreground. Caption reads...
Property Record

1938 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1938 N 4TH)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: C. Runta Store and Dwelling
Reference Number: 109212
Property Record

1001 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1001 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: BRADLEY CENTER
Reference Number: 41829
Photograph

Eydie V. Watts

Date: 
Description: Photograph of Eydie V. Watts, member of the Milwaukee City Civil Service Commssion. Ms. Watts sits at her desk in an office. She is wearing a dress or blou...
Property Record

1727 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1727 N 34TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: FRANZ JOSEPH UHRIG HOUSE
Reference Number: 16376
Photograph

Milwaukee March

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of a group of people marching in the street with Father James Groppi. There is a man driving a Milwaukee police vehicle in front, and one man...
Property Record

2576 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2576 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Charles Ehlers House
Reference Number: 29380
Historical Essay

Desegregation and Civil Rights in Wisconsin

Housing and Racism
Discover the history of the struggle for Civil Rights in Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Civil Rights Movement in Wisconsin

Brief history of the Civil Rights Movement in Wisconsin.
Property Record

744 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 744 N 4TH ST (AKA 744 VEL PHILLIPS AVE))

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Commerce Building
Reference Number: 109055

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