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Madison in the Sixties

Topical tales of Madison's influential people and critical events from long ago.

Madison In The Sixties: Third Week Of July

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The third week of July, 1961 through. Harvard professor discusses the difficulties of negotiating with communists on disarmaments. Freedom riders imprisoned in Mississippi. Controversial topless bathing suits are challenged by city officials. Dutch Elm Disease is under control. The Regents institute harsh rules, up to expulsion, banning any intentional conduct that interferes with school activities.

Madison, 1967 – Dow Protests, 50 Years Later

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It was 50 years ago today that police and protesters clashed on the UW campus, sending scores of protesters to the emergency room, and even injuring bystanders. The bloody event has become a seminal moment in the collective memory of Madisonians. Madison historian Stu Levitan takes us back half a century. He describes the sights, […]