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Vespa, Ned

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In the spring and summer of 1967, the NAACP Youth Council organized several demonstrations in support of Alderman Vel Phillips' Open Housing bill. Alderman (and real estate agent) Martin E. Schreiber continually voted against the bill until 1968.Onlookers across Schreivers' House / June 19 1967 / Finished Photo 1967 June 19 PM 11:43 / Ned Vespa / Alderman Martin E. Schreiber. Open Housing
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Milwaukee Public Library

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Recollection Wisconsin

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  4. Civil Rights Movements
  5. Milwaukee
  6. Wisconsin

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