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It took Tyrone MackLee Randle Jr., two days to find it. The 28-year-old artist and activist, along with two friends, combed Section 17 in the city’s largest and oldest cemetery looking for the final resting place of George Marshall Clark. In the early morning hours of Sept. 8, 1861, Clark became Milwaukee’s only lynching victim. Clark was hastily buried that day in Forest Home Cemetery, somewhere in Section 17, a grassy knoll now dotted with 200-year-old trees. He was 24 years old, according to cemetery records. That’s where Randle and his friends searched among a patchwork of graves, some marked by weather-beaten headstones, others unmarked, buried beneath the Earth. They made pencil rubbings to trace barely legible inscriptions, to no avail. ....
Gravestone finally to be placed at burial spot of Milwaukee s only lynching victim George Marshall Clark, killed in 1861, buried at Forest Home Cemetery Share Updated: 6:36 PM CDT May 13, 2021 Gravestone finally to be placed at burial spot of Milwaukee s only lynching victim George Marshall Clark, killed in 1861, buried at Forest Home Cemetery Share Updated: 6:36 PM CDT May 13, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript 160 YEARS. BUT AS KENT WAINSCOTT REPORTS, THAT WILL SOON CHANGE. KENT: AMONG THE HEADSTONES BEARING SOME OF MILWAUKEE’S MOST FAMOUS NAMES IS THE GRAVE OF SOMEONE OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY HISTORY, GEORGE MARSHALL CLARK, THE VICTIM OF MILWAUKEE’S ONLY LYNCHING. BUT CLARK’S GRAVE WAS NEVER MARKED. I THOUGHT IT WAS APPALLING. HOW DOES SOMEONE DIE LIKE THAT AND THEN THEY’RE JUST FORGOTTEN? KENT: TYRONE RANDLE SET OUT TO ENSURE PEOPLE REMEMBER CLARK AND HIS STORY. ACCUSED IN 1861 OF A MURDER HE DIDN’T ....
Milwaukee celebrates history behind National Beer Day Milwaukee celebrates history behind National Beer Day National Beer Day April 7 marks the moment in history that was the beginning of the end to prohibition. MILWAUKEE - National Beer Day April 7 marks the moment in history that was the beginning of the end to prohibition. The end of prohibition was a big deal in Milwaukee backing 1993. In 1933 this is the day that prohibition effectively ended. And the celebrations in Milwaukee were almost as big as when World War II ended, said John Harry with the Milwaukee County Historical Society. ....
By Michael Holloway - Mar 4th, 2021 02:48 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Giraffes at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Photo by Alison Peterson. With 50 degree days appearing in the forecasts, more Milwaukeeans are looking to get outside to enjoy some socially-distanced events. Need some inspiration? This week is your last chance to check out Milwaukee Ballet’s “To the Pointe.” Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with some live music and cultural events presented by CelticMKE, and then honor the femme and women-identifying artists in Milwaukee on International Women’s Day with an event curated by 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and B~Free. Here’s the full list of attractions: ....
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