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Father James Groppi at NAACP March
1968
Father James Groppi (1931-) and social activists at NAACP March, marching east up Wisconsin Avenue.
Face-off between Police and NAACP Members
The Milwaukee police approach a line of NAACP Youth Council members in an attempt to break up a demonstration.
Father Groppi Resting with Marchers
1967
Father James Groppi sitting with several of his fellow marchers, some in Milwaukee N.A.A.C.P. Youth Council shirts. Groppi has taken off one of his shoes.
Groppi Protesting Eagles Club
March 1966
Father James Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council demonstrating outside the Eagles Club at night beneath a marquee advertising a Duke Ellington performance.
Freedom House Burning
1967
Freedom House in flames after Milwaukee Police fired tear gas into the building. Two armed officers stand in front of the burning building. Both officers have gas masks on their heads.
Father Groppi with Young Protesters
Father James Groppi marches with African American teenage girls who are carrying signs that read, "Stop Bussing For Segregation" and "Stop School Segregation".
