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They Were Not Sitting Ducks: Rethinking Black Activism In Housing And Urban Renewal In Late Nineties Milwaukee, Bernard Apeku Jan 2022

They Were Not Sitting Ducks: Rethinking Black Activism In Housing And Urban Renewal In Late Nineties Milwaukee, Bernard Apeku

History and Urban Studies 971: Seminar on the History of American Urban Problems

No abstract provided.


History Of Early Twentieth Century Child Labor In America, Vijaya Tamla Rai Dec 2018

History Of Early Twentieth Century Child Labor In America, Vijaya Tamla Rai

History and Urban Studies 971: Seminar on the History of American Urban Problems

This paper portrays the lives of children laboring in early twentieth century America with a closer focus on cases from Wisconsin. Child labor permits issued by Ozaukee County court and other literature and reports on child labor from the Archives of the UWM Libraries, and photographs depicting child labor taken by Lewis Hine from the National Child Labor Committee Collection are primary sources.


Black-Jewish Tensions And Modern Antisemitism In America, David Michael Wieczorek Dec 2017

Black-Jewish Tensions And Modern Antisemitism In America, David Michael Wieczorek

History and Urban Studies 971: Seminar on the History of American Urban Problems

This paper explores the theme of antisemitism as it relates to the relationship between Blacks and Jews. It looks at the history of the relationship and how it came to crumble during the 1960s and 1970s.


The Profits Of Insanity: The Urbanization And Economic Development Of Asylum Poor Farms In Wisconsin, 1890-1920, Robert W. Penner Dec 2017

The Profits Of Insanity: The Urbanization And Economic Development Of Asylum Poor Farms In Wisconsin, 1890-1920, Robert W. Penner

History and Urban Studies 971: Seminar on the History of American Urban Problems

A primary source research project and term paper on the intersection of poverty and insanity and the exploitation of inane labor at Wisconsin county asylums 1890-1920.


Post World War Ii Housing Crisis For African-American Communities In The North: Case Study The Inner Core Of Milwaukee, 1945 – 1968., Mania Tahsina Taher Dec 2017

Post World War Ii Housing Crisis For African-American Communities In The North: Case Study The Inner Core Of Milwaukee, 1945 – 1968., Mania Tahsina Taher

History and Urban Studies 971: Seminar on the History of American Urban Problems

No abstract provided.


Latino Milwaukee: A Statistical Portrait, Marc V. Levine Apr 2016

Latino Milwaukee: A Statistical Portrait, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Public Transit And Access To Jobs In The Milwaukee Metropolitan Area, 2001-2004, Joel Rast Jan 2015

Public Transit And Access To Jobs In The Milwaukee Metropolitan Area, 2001-2004, Joel Rast

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Zipcode 53206: A Statistical Snapshot Of Inner City Distress In Milwaukee: 2000-2012, Marc V. Levine Nov 2014

Zipcode 53206: A Statistical Snapshot Of Inner City Distress In Milwaukee: 2000-2012, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Is Wisconsin Becoming A Low-Wage Economy?, Marc V. Levine Oct 2014

Is Wisconsin Becoming A Low-Wage Economy?, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Nine Charts On Recent Trends In Employment Growth In Wisconsin, Marc V. Levine Sep 2014

Nine Charts On Recent Trends In Employment Growth In Wisconsin, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


The Lag Continues: Comparing Employment Growth In Wisconsin, The Midwest And The Nation Over The Past Decade, Marc V. Levine Jun 2014

The Lag Continues: Comparing Employment Growth In Wisconsin, The Midwest And The Nation Over The Past Decade, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Gauging Employment Growth In Wisconsin: State-By-State Comparisons, Marc V. Levine Mar 2014

Gauging Employment Growth In Wisconsin: State-By-State Comparisons, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


How Does Employment Growth In Wisconsin Compare To Other States Over The Past Decade?, Marc V. Levine Jan 2014

How Does Employment Growth In Wisconsin Compare To Other States Over The Past Decade?, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


The State Of Black-Owned Businesses In Milwaukee, Marc V. Levine Sep 2013

The State Of Black-Owned Businesses In Milwaukee, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Perspectives On The Current State Of The Milwaukee Economy, Marc V. Levine Jul 2013

Perspectives On The Current State Of The Milwaukee Economy, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


The Economic Impact Of Aurora Health Care In Wisconsin, Marc V. Levine Jun 2013

The Economic Impact Of Aurora Health Care In Wisconsin, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Impact Of Green Infrastructure On Property Values Within The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area, Catherine Madison May 2013

Impact Of Green Infrastructure On Property Values Within The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area, Catherine Madison

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


The Myth Of The Skills Gap In Wisconsin: Research Update, Marc V. Levine Mar 2013

The Myth Of The Skills Gap In Wisconsin: Research Update, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


The Skills Gap And Unemployment In Wisconsin: Separating Fact From Fiction, Marc V. Levine Feb 2013

The Skills Gap And Unemployment In Wisconsin: Separating Fact From Fiction, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Preserving Our Industrial Land: Industrial Zoning In Milwaukee, 1998-2011, Joel Rast May 2012

Preserving Our Industrial Land: Industrial Zoning In Milwaukee, 1998-2011, Joel Rast

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Race And Male Employment In The Wake Of The Great Recession: Black Male Employment Rates In Milwaukee And The Nations Largest Metro Areas, 2010, Marc V. Levine Jan 2012

Race And Male Employment In The Wake Of The Great Recession: Black Male Employment Rates In Milwaukee And The Nations Largest Metro Areas, 2010, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Impact Of Proposed 2012 Milwaukee County Transit Service Reductions On Access To Employment, Joel Rast Sep 2011

An Analysis Of The Impact Of Proposed 2012 Milwaukee County Transit Service Reductions On Access To Employment, Joel Rast

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


The Economic State Of Milwaukee, 1990-2008, Joel Rast Dec 2010

The Economic State Of Milwaukee, 1990-2008, Joel Rast

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


The Crisis Deepens: Black Male Joblessness In Milwaukee 2009, Marc V. Levine Oct 2010

The Crisis Deepens: Black Male Joblessness In Milwaukee 2009, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.


Mismeasuring Joblessness: A Rejoinder To Eti/Murphy, Marc V. Levine Aug 2010

Mismeasuring Joblessness: A Rejoinder To Eti/Murphy, Marc V. Levine

Center for Economic Development Publications

No abstract provided.