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Milwaukee PBS Specials

Milwaukee's Migrant Families

Season 3 Episode 14 | 28m 15s

They came seeking the promise of a better life; escape from racial violence, better jobs, higher wages, and better educational opportunities. Milwaukee and Wisconsin began to feel the shift in the 1940s. Just before WWII, Milwaukee’s Black population totaled about 1.5 percent. By 1950 that number had increased to 3.5 per cent, approximately 22,000 people.

Aired: 02/17/25
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