Madison in the sixties – January, 1965 On January 28, right- wing radio talker Bob Siegrist reveals that Daily Cardinal managing editor John Gruber rents a room at 515 W. […]
Madison in the Sixties – the third week of June
Madison in the Sixties. The third week of June 1961— While civil rights activists from the UW risk life and liberty traveling through the Deep South as Freedom Riders seeking […]
Madison, May 1967
Madison in the Sixties – May, 1967 In a year when many campuses have demonstrations against the war, the draft, and the CIA, only Madison has a disruptive protest over […]
Madison, April 1967
Madison in the Sixties – April, 1967 Mayor Otto Festge won his first term in 1965 by eight thousand votes. But crime and taxes are both up, college students are […]
Madison in the Sixties – On strike, shut it down
June 1 1961—The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers goes on strike, shutting down up to $20 million in construction for almost four weeks before UW law professor Nathan S. Feinsinger […]
Madison in the Sixties – the only liberal elected mayor
Madison in the sixties, early April – the only liberal elected mayor. The mayoral election of 1965 is polite but partisan and gives the city a clear choice between continuity […]
