Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha.
Content referencing Margaret Rozga
Pop-Up Poetry Protest Performs Downtown
Timed for Democratic convention, local poets declaimed the “State of the Union in Stanzas.”
Aug 19th, 2020 by Ethan Duran
How To Understand These Historic Protests
These resources will put the nationwide protests in a proper context.
Aug 13th, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz
Poet Margaret Rozga Still Carries Torch
Civil rights pioneer, the state's 2019-20 Poet Laureate, still advocates for social justice.
Feb 12th, 2019 by Elyse McFeggan
“200 Nights of Freedom” Recalls Marches
200 consecutive nights of events will celebrate open housing marches of 50 years ago.
Sep 1st, 2017 by Andrea Waxman
I Was a Teenage Protester
Claudette Harris was arrested at age 14 for protesting segregation at Eagle’s Club.
Jul 14th, 2017 by Jennifer Walter
“We Fought Just As Hard”
The role of women in the Milwaukee’s open housing marches of the 1960s.
Jul 11th, 2017 by Naomi Waxman
Risking Their Lives for Fair Housing
The courageous protests of Fr. Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council.
Jun 22nd, 2017 by Andrea Waxman
Dreaming About Frank Lloyd Wright
Touring his homes built for average people provides lessons for today.
Oct 5th, 2016 by Margaret Rozga
Of Taco Trucks and Voter Education
Trump supporter warns of taco trucks on every corner; Latino leaders mobilize voters.
Sep 6th, 2016 by Margaret Rozga
Milwaukee’s Freedom Trail
Murals celebrating Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King and others dramatize civil rights.
Jul 5th, 2016 by Margaret Rozga
