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Vel Phillips : dream big dreams
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"Discover how Vel Phillips rose to prominence as one of Wisconsin's great civil rights activists, achieving an impressive list of "firsts" as part of her legacy including the first African American...
"Discover how Vel Phillips rose to prominence as one of Wisconsin's great civil rights activists, achieving an impressive list of "firsts" as part of her legacy including the first African American judge in Wisconsin and the first woman, and African American, in the nation elected to executive office in state government."--Container.
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- Creator
- Wisconsin Public Television
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : Wisconsin Public Television, [2015]
- ©2015
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (NTSC, 60 min.) : DVD video, sound, color, black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out discussion guide (7 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
- ISBNs
- 9780870207280, 0870207288
- OCLC
- ocn906699435
- Credits
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- Narrated by S. Epatha Merkerson
- Producer/director, Robert Trondson ; editor, Amy Linton ; videographer, Michael Elcher
- DVD ; stereo.
- Subtitled in English.
- 1924: early years -- 1942: Howard University -- 1948: Law School -- 1956: First campaign -- 1956: Alderwoman -- 1960: Democratic National Convention -- 1962: The road to open housing -- 1967: Open housing -- 1971: Children's Court Judge -- 1978: Secretary of State -- 1982: After Secretary of State -- Additional resources
Subjects
- Phillips, Vel, 1924-2018.
- African American women -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- Biography.
- Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Biography.
- Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- African Americans -- Housing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- African Americans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- Civil rights -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- Discrimination in housing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- Demonstrations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- Race discrimination -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- Documentary television programs.