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138th Anniversary Commemoration of the Bay View Massacre

Date and Time

Sunday, May 5, 2024, 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

Location

Bay View Rolling Mills Memorial Site
S. Superior St. and E. Russell Ave.
Milwaukee, WI  
USA

Category

Labor History

Registration Info

Registration is not Required

About this event

Opening: Group singing led by Raging Grannies; Re-enactment of 1886 action, with professional actors, volunteers; Remarks by Dr. Joseph B. Walzer, lecturer in history and director of Culture and Communities at UW-Milwaukee; Testimonials: Participants in current work actions; Music by Craig Siemsen, prominent folksinger; Wreath-Laying; After Ceremony reception to follow

FREE—An outdoor event

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