Virtual Talk with John Gurda | The Challenges of Diversity in the Milwaukee Area

Topic: Neighbors and Strangers: The Challenges of Diversity in the Milwaukee Area

Historian John Gurda discusses the history of immigration in Milwaukee. Each ethnic group has played a formative role in the making of Milwaukee, but harmony has not been the dominant theme in their complex coexistence. A pecking order developed early and changed often and differences became divisions. That pattern persists to the present, as Milwaukee, with the rest of America, works to reconcile the creative power of diversity with its equally abundant challenges. Q&A to follow. Streamed live on Facebook and YouTube

This talk is funded in part by a grant from Wisconsin Humanities, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.