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, March 1962 – Race and Racism
Madison in the Sixties – March, 1962, when race and racism dominated a city council campaign and campus cinematography. As the month opens, south side alder and painter’s union boss […]
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 […]
Desire Lines: Housing Discrimination and Hidden Cameras #1–Stati...
In 1962, a film was made to document housing discrimination in Madison. But just as the film was completed, UW suppressed it. The film was buried in the university archives […]
The Film UW Suppressed
“Sifting and Winnowing and Film Burning: The Film UW Restricted” will be presented this Sunday, April 18 at 6 p.m. on PBS Wisconsin, presented by PBS Wisconsin and the UW […]
