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1 | Title: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee Records,
1964-1966 Creator: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee Quantity: 0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box) Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 5 Abstract: Partial records of the Milwaukee United School Integration Committee (MUSIC), an organization which worked to end school segregation and other forms of racial discrimination in Milwaukee. Under the leadership of Milwaukee attorney Lloyd Barbee and Marilyn Morheuser, MUSIC sponsored a “Freedom Day School” on May 18, 1964, to teach black students about their heritage and history, and called for student boycotts of segregated schools in 1965 and 1966. Among MUSIC's other projects were Freedom Camps I and II, 1964; rallies for better housing and jobs, 1964; questionnaires sent to school board candidates in 1965; marches, demonstrations, speakers, and fund-raising events. Link to this item directly | Remove from bookbag |