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 […]
