Givens, John H.
Biography:
Civil rights activist, chairman of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin chapter of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and member of numerous civil rights organizations including the Milwaukee United School Integration Committee (MUSIC) and the Milwaukee NAACP. Givens later became a labor negotiator for American Motors Corporation where he helped place African Americans in management positions and skilled trades; he also became the first African American advisor to a Milwaukee mayor when he was appointed by Henry W. Maier in 1968.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project (Golda Meir Library (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries))
- 14-1 Commemoration day program, page 1 (Documents)
- 5 John H Givens Jr letter, 1964 January 19 (Documents)
- 7 Franklyn J Kennedy letter, 1964 January 27 (Documents)
- Oral History Interview with Cecil Brown Jr. and Loretta, August 9, 1995, part II (Sound recordings)
- Oral History Interview with Grant and Lucinda Gordon June 9, 1995, part II (Sound recordings)
- Oral History Interview with Gwen Jackson, June 31, 1995, part I (Sound recordings)
- Oral History Interview with Juanita Adams and Arlene Johnson, June 15, 1995, part III (Sound recordings)
- Oral History Interview with Peter Murrell Sr. and Eva Ruth June 2, 1995, part I (Sound recordings)
- Oral History Interview with Reuben Harpole Jr., June 6, 1995, part I (Sound recordings)