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The Vel Phillips papers, 1951-2009, document the life and career of Milwaukee’s Vel Phillips, whose work as a lawyer, city alder, civil rights leader, judge, and Secretary of State profoundly influenced Wisconsin’s civil rights history throughout the latter half of the 20th century. Of particular prominence is Ms. Phillips years-long campaign to pass an open housing ordinance in Milwaukee in the 1960s.
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