“OCCUPIED TERRITORY”: POLICE REPRESSION AND BLACK RESISTANCE IN POSTWAR MILWAUKEE, 1950–1968

From 1950 to 1968, African-Americans resisted the police primarily due to the Milwaukee Police Department's racial profiling of black residents and manifestations of racism borne out by the attitudes and actions of the police. An historical analysis of police brutality and black opposition to i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of African American history 2013-04, Vol.98 (2), p.229-252
1. Verfasser:	Balto, Simon Ezra
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African American studies African Americans American history Black communities Cities Civil rights Communities Criminal arrests Police Police brutality Police departments Political dissent Racial profiling Repression
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Zusammenfassung:	From 1950 to 1968, African-Americans resisted the police primarily due to the Milwaukee Police Department's racial profiling of black residents and manifestations of racism borne out by the attitudes and actions of the police. An historical analysis of police brutality and black opposition to it in Milwaukee during this period is offered.
ISSN:	1548-1867 2153-5086
DOI:	10.5323/jafriamerhist.98.2.0229