Madison in the Sixties

Socialist mayoral candidate William Hart proposes that public officials must disclose business associations. Four councilmen were revealed to be members of a for-profit football club- which brings to light many conflicts of interest. The council voted in an ordinance to bar women from getting a bartender’s license. Later, they change and allow it expressly.

A Madison patrolman is in the hospital after being beaten while breaking up a fight. Five men were convicted. An unmarked police car during a car chase killed a boy after running a red light. During a robbery, an off-duty police officer was saved by his badge-tucked in his coat pocket when he was shot […]

Many singers and performers put on shows for students at the UW, involving speeches, concerts, and other acts-all focused around their ideas, ranging from feminism to the democratic student organization.

Madison, 1961. Five men were arrested after a 2000-man pantie raid on two women’s dormitory buildings. The mob was eventually dispersed by police with tear gas. A janitor shot his estranged lover and fully confesses, pleading guilty. A teenager stabbed an 18 year old over a girl at a dance. An eighteen year old girl […]

Madison, 1964.  UW sports teams are banned from playing against teams from states that impede or attempt to impede civil rights movements. Schoolchildren march around the Capitol for a silent 90 minutes as tribute to a fallen civil rights leader. The Regents request that the university moves to ensure equal educational opportunities. 30 Madisonians board […]