Madison in the Sixties – December, 1963. Madison makes civil rights history. In 1963, racial discrimination in housing was perfectly legal in Madison, Wisconsin, and very real; only about 27% […]
Madison, 1962 – Civil Rights
Madison in the Sixties – Civil Rights, 1962, when the movement is a major factor on campus and in city politics. Banning Biased Bequests The year is not yet a […]
Madison, 1962 – Civil Rights
Madison in the sixties: 1962, when the civil rights the movement is a major factor on campus and in city politics. Banning Biased Bequests The year is not yet a […]
Madison, February 1962
Madison in the Sixties – February, 1962 With no progress coming on state or federal efforts for a strong civil rights bill, Attorney Lloyd Barbee, the former president of the […]
Madison, September 1961
Madison, September, 1961 In mid- September, urban renewal of the Greenbush goes into high gear as the the Madison Redevelopment Authority approves a land acquisition policy of paying the higher […]
Madison in the Sixties – the first week of June, 1961
Madison in the Sixties – the first week of June, 1961 Two months after businessman Henry Reynolds was elected mayor on a platform of killing the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona […]