Milwaukee PBS Specials

The 150-year-old history of Milwaukee's Italian community is explored. This documentary takes you on a compelling, never-before-told journey of courage and faith. It also looks at where the community is today and what's needed to keep this Italian heritage alive and well in Milwaukee.

SHERMAN PARK: THE AFTERMATH convenes community leaders to discuss their ideas on what sparked the events on August 13 and 14 in Sherman Park, and thoughts on how the Sherman Park neighborhood, and the greater community, can move forward during this uncertain time.

Milwaukee PBS looks at the relationship between Kennedy and Wisconsin and revisits his campaign here, his presidency, and his assassination. Producer Dan Jones talks to people who knew Kennedy, and to others who simply admired him.

We meet a Milwaukee attorney who was among the first U.S. forces to take part in the conflict. Milwaukee TV personality John Malan recounts how he was wounded in a tank battle. A medic discusses witnessing the last moments of life for men who had become close friends. Learn more about the Southeast Asian battlefront through the eyes of Wisconsin vets who risked their lives serving their country.

This documentary traces Milwaukee's most turbulent events during the Civil Rights struggle of the mid-1900s. Using archival footage, photographs, and interviews with Milwaukeeans, the film sheds light on the fight for equal employment, open housing, and equitable educational opportunities, and reveals how Milwaukee earned the nickname, "The Selma Of the North".

Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Bel Canto Chorus and the Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in Christ choir. Through inspirational music and the words of Dr. King, this concert works to bridge the great divide in our nation set by prejudice and segregation.

Clad in fatigues, an Australian bush hat, harlequin eyeglasses, a Leica camera slung around her shoulders and an infamous pair of pearl earrings, Dickey Chapelle stood out and defied everyone's notion of what a war correspondent was. Striving to not just capture the horrors of the war, but also the day-to-day lives of soldiers, and how combat took a heavy toll on them.

On August 28, 1963, roughly 250,000 Americans participated in the "Great March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Organized by labor and social activists A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, the event brought together major Civil Rights Organizations, Labor Unions, religious leaders, and ordinary citizens.

Images of the Vietnam War still burn in the American psyche, but today the Socialist Republic of Vietnam blends their Communist heritage with capitalist vision. Journalist Mark Siegrist explores how greater Milwaukee is building economic and humanitarian bridges to the former enemy nation.

Thousands of World War II veterans from Wisconsin are honored at Miller Park in Milwaukee during the "Field of Honor: A Salute to the Greatest Generation" day-long celebration. MPTV covers this spectacular event both inside and outside the stadium.