April 22, 2019

2019-05-18T19:20:17-04:00

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The Socialist Party in America started in Milwaukee in 1897. Kevin Abing, archivist at the Milwaukee County Historical Society, discussed why the movement took hold in the city and how Victor Berger became the first member of the Socialist party elected to Congress.



C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from April 20-26, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.

The Socialist Party in America started in Milwaukee in 1897. Kevin Abing, archivist at the Milwaukee County Historical Society, discussed why the movement… read more