Madison in the Sixties. The third week of August, 1969 Tension between the minority community and the all-white police department has now even spread to the two citizen policy and […]
Madison in the Sixties – the Mifflin Block Party Riots, Part 1
Madison in the Sixties: The Mifflin Street Block Party Riots, part 1 On April 29, 1969, an anonymous group calling itself the International Were Wolf Conspiracy posts flyers downtown advertising […]
Madison, April 1969 – Another Pivotal Election
Madison, April 1, 1969. Another pivotal election. In April 1961, the city ended years of liberal leadership by electing a conservative mayor, businessman Henry Reynolds. In 1969, it’s poised to […]
Madison, February 1969 – The Black Studies Strike Ends in Victor...
The strike’s momentum begins to wane on Monday, February 17, with numbers down to about seven hundred, but strikers continue to obstruct streets and disrupt classes. Some shout down […]
Madison, December 1969
Madison in the Sixties – December, 1969 December 2— A massive urban renewal project for the Miffland neighborhood runs into trouble at the Plan Commission, as area alderman Paul Soglin […]
Madison, November 1969
On the UW campus The first week is the worst week for students who take drugs or disrupt classes, as the Republican-controlled State Assembly advances two crack-down bills introduced in […]
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