Milwaukee's Migrant Families
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Extras + Features
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Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Passport Exclusive - Promise
S3 E11 - 2m 40s
Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Special with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Passport Exclusive - Promise
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Violent Femmes Passport Exclusive - Prove My Love
S3 E11 - 2m 50s
Violent Femmes Passport Exclusive - Prove My Love with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
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Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Passport Exclusive - To The Kill
S3 E11 - 4m 34s
Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Special with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Passport Exclusive
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Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Promo
S3 E11 - 15s
Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Promo - Coming this December
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