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In July 1967, Milwaukee experienced a civil disturbance, or what some have called a riot. Compared to other cities like Detroit, Newark, and Los Angeles, Milwaukee’s disturbance was nowhere near as violent or chaotic. In fact, the violence reached its peak and died out in a five-hour period. It began on the night of July 30 at around 9:45 p.m. on Milwaukee’s North Third Street. By the early morning of July 31, the disturbance had settled down.<\/p>\n

Three people died from gunshot wounds and 100 persons were injured as a result of the disturbance. A number of homes, cars, and businesses along North Third Street were destroyed or severely burned. A total of 1,740 people were arrested. One of the worst tragedies of the disturbance was the shooting death of 18-year-old Clifford McKissick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Explanations on how and why the disturbance started vary. Some alleged that it started after a traffic accident, and some claimed that it started outside of a nightclub. Nevertheless, by 9:45 p.m. on the night of July 30 windows had been broken out of several business establishments on Third Street. Several small fires also broke out. A few hours later the police department notified Mayor Maier<\/a> of the disturbance. The Mayor declared a state of emergency and issued a city-wide curfew. Maier called for the National Guard a few hours later.<\/p>\n

The mayor and other city officials partially blamed the disturbance on local civil rights activists. Maier’s response was an overreaction to the small disturbance that had transpired on July 30. A month later, he would receive an onslaught of criticism for his unwillingness to call in the National Guard during the Youth Council<\/a>‘s open housing<\/a> marches on the city’s south side<\/a>. While marching, Youth Council members encountered an enormous amount of hostility and violence from thousands of white South Siders. Father James Groppi<\/a>, in fact, called the scene a “white riot” and castigated Maier on his obvious hypocrisy in issuing a mandatory curfew for the July 30 disturbance but only issuing a voluntary curfew for South Siders. 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