I admit that when I lived in the countryside outside of Madison, I used to think all that talk about riots and "race wars" in Milwaukee was kind of funny. Now that I live just a few miles outside of Milwaukee, it isn't so funny anymore!
I grew up in Milwaukee. All of my Uncles were Cops or Firefighters or worked for Miller Brewing. My Dad and both of my Grandpas (and my Mom) worked at Allis-Chalmers and P&H through the years.
It truly WAS an awesome place to grow up...and it was a great place to ‘be from’ by 1970. ;)
I thank my Dad often for working so hard, bettering our lives and getting us the H#ll OUT of there! :)