Decade of Discontent - part 4 of 4 - 1960-70 Milwaukee Civil Rights Movement

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I remember this curfew. I remember the national guard patrolling the streets even before curfew. I remember being outside on the front lawn on 3rd street accross from Victor Burger school. I remember when the national guard would come down the street, and we would run like bats out of hell into the house afraid of them; but they were 'supposed' to be our protectors. But at the age of 6 - 9, even at that ripe young age, we were fearful of Milwaukee police authority and the national guard.

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Annett "Polly" Williams - 'I don't know if it was a riot or not. I know it was something that people was trying to give a message to people who had a lot and that they were hurting. And when you have people hurting, they gone have... they have ways of letting you know they are in pain.'