Milwaukee's Migrant Families

28m 15s

They came seeking the promise of a better life; escape from racial violence, better jobs, higher wages, and better educational opportunities. Milwaukee and Wisconsin began to feel the shift in the 1940s. Just before WWII, Milwaukee’s Black population totaled about 1.5 percent. By 1950 that number had increased to 3.5 per cent, approximately 22,000 people.

Episodes

  • Things That Aren't Here Anymore II: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Things That Aren't Here Anymore II

    S3 E1 - 58m 27s

    Experience the shared memories of Milwaukee natives who fondly recall the years following World War II and test your trivia knowledge of the city's colorful past. "Things That Aren't Here Anymore II, A Community Remembers" is the second program in a series where the past comes alive through old photographs, archival footage, and personal stories.

  • People of the Port: A Jones Island Documentary: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    People of the Port: A Jones Island Documentary

    S3 E2 - 28m 7s

    The story of Jones Island.

    Few places in any American city have packed so many layers of change into such a small area. Jones Island is practically an open book that tells, on a miniature scale, the story of our entire region, but it is also a richly human story. From the cultural struggles of the early Indians to the catastrophic flooding of Capt. Jones shipyard.

  • America's Dairyland: at the Crossroads: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    America's Dairyland: at the Crossroads

    S3 E13 - 54m 46s

    An hour-long documentary that takes a deeper look at the continuing crisis and the future for farmers, businesses and communities who rely on the dairy industry to survive.

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