The Broken Promises: Milwaukee's History Of Police Violence

Webon the night of 30 october 1956, two officers with the milwaukee police department (mpd) rolled up on the intersection of fourth and galena streets on milwaukee’s predominantly.

Webwhile the riots provide insight into the city’s current disparities, peeling back the complicated layers of segregation and discrimination uncovers decades of racial.

Webin april, a white milwaukee police officer fired 14 rounds and killed dontre hamilton, a mentally ill, unarmed black man in a park across the street from city hall.

Webduring the 60s though, the mpd, like so many other big city departments, began to deface a deteriorating situation of soaring crime, poor relationships with.