1.0March on Milwaukee - Libraries Digital Collection/marchonmilwaukeeMarch on Milwaukee - Libraries Digital Collection/marchonmilwaukeerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FC06EaBiRn"><a href="/marchonmilwaukee/keyterms/common-council-milwaukee/">Common Council (Milwaukee)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/marchonmilwaukee/keyterms/common-council-milwaukee/embed/#?secret=FC06EaBiRn" width="600" height="338" title="“Common Council (Milwaukee)” — March on Milwaukee - Libraries Digital Collection" data-secret="FC06EaBiRn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/marchonmilwaukee/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> The Common Council is the legislative branch for the city government of Milwaukee, and the elected officials who serve on it are called aldermen and alderwomen. During the 1960s, the Milwaukee Common Council came under fire from civil rights activists …/marchonmilwaukee/wp-content/uploads/sites/349/2015/12/commoncouncil_whs_119378-300x203.jpg