Editing Milwaukee (section)

===20th century to present===
[[File:Slums in milwaukee 1936.png|thumb|left|A [[slum]] area of Milwaukee from 1936]]

During the first sixty years of the 20th century, Milwaukee was the major city in which the [[Socialist Party of America]] earned the highest votes. Milwaukee elected three [[mayor]]s who ran on the ticket of the Socialist Party: [[Emil Seidel]] (1910–1912), [[Daniel Hoan]] (1916–1940), and [[Frank Zeidler]] (1948–1960). Often referred to as "[[Sewer Socialists]]", the Milwaukee Socialists were characterized by their practical approach to government and labor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milwaukee Socialism: The Emil Seidel Era {{!}} UWM Libraries Digital Collections|url=https://uwm.edu/lib-collections/mke-socialism/|access-date=March 2, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> On November 24, 1917, Milwaukee was the site of a [[Milwaukee Police Department bombing|terrorist explosion]] when a large black powder bomb <ref name="Balousek, Marv 1997 p. 113">Balousek, Marv, and Kirsch, J. Allen, ''50 Wisconsin Crimes of the Century'', Badger Books Inc. (1997), {{ISBN|1-878569-47-3}}, {{ISBN|978-1-878569-47-9}}, p. 113</ref> exploded at the central police station at Oneida and Broadway.<ref name="ReferenceA">''The Indianapolis Star'', "Bomb Mystery Baffles Police", November 26, 1917</ref> Nine members of the department were killed in the blast, along with a female civilian, Catherine Walker.<ref name="Balousek, Marv 1997 p. 113"/><ref name="city.milwaukee.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/MemorialPage1670.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220192844/http://city.milwaukee.gov/MemorialPage1670.htm |archive-date=2009-02-20 }} "Milwaukee Police Department Officer Memorial Page"</ref>  It was suspected at the time that the bomb had been placed outside the church by anarchists, particularly the ''[[Galleanist]]'' faction led by adherents of [[Luigi Galleani]]. At the time, the bombing was the most fatal single event in national law enforcement history.<ref>Deadliest Days in Law Enforcement History, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (November 24, 1917) http://www.nleomf.org/facts/enforcement/deadliest.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708090204/http://www.nleomf.org/facts/enforcement/deadliest.html |date=2016-07-08 }}</ref>

In the 1920s, [[Chicago]] gangster activity came north to Milwaukee during the [[Prohibition era]]. [[Al Capone]], noted Chicago mobster, owned a home in the Milwaukee suburb [[Brookfield, Wisconsin|Brookfield]], where [[moonshine]] was made. The house still stands on a street named after Capone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookfieldnow.com/news/102435199.html|date=November 11, 2010|title=It's everyday life that keeps local historian fascinated: But the Hollywood- worthy moments aren't bad, either?|author=Nan Bialek}}</ref>

By 1925, around 9,000 [[Mexican Americans|Mexicans]] lived in Milwaukee, but the [[Great Depression]] forced many of them to move back south. In the 1950s, the Hispanic community was beginning to emerge. They arrived for jobs, filling positions in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors. During this time there were labor shortages due to the immigration laws that had reduced immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe. Additionally, strikes contributed to the labor shortages.<ref name="test">[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-052/?action=more_essay Wisconsinhistory.org], additional text.</ref>

In the mid-20th century, African-Americans from Chicago moved to the North side of Milwaukee.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} Milwaukee's [[The East Side (Milwaukee)|East Side]] has attracted a population of Russians and other Eastern Europeans who began migrating in the 1990s, after the end of the [[Cold War]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} Many Hispanics of mostly Puerto Rican and Mexican heritage live on the south side of Milwaukee.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} In the 1930s the city was severely segregated via [[redlining]]. In 1960, African-American residents made up 15 percent of Milwaukee's population, yet the city was still among the most segregated of that time. As of 2019, at least three out of four black residents in Milwaukee would have to move to create racially integrated neighborhoods.<ref name="Leah Foltman & Malia Jones"/>

[[File:South Menomonee Canal - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - October 9, 2023 03.jpg|thumb|[[Downtown Milwaukee]] from the Menomonee River]]

Milwaukee's population peaked at 741,324 in 1960, where the Census Bureau reported the city's population as 91.1% white and 8.4% black.<ref>{{cite web|title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|archive-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> By the late 1960s, Milwaukee's population had started to decline as people moved to suburbs, aided by ease of highways and offering the advantages of less crime, new housing, and lower taxation.<ref>Glabere, Michael. "Milwaukee:A Tale of Three Cities" in, ''From Redlining to Reinvestment: Community Responses to Urban Disinvestment'' edited by Gregory D. Squires. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2011; p. 151 and ''passim''</ref> Milwaukee had a population of 594,833 by 2010, while the population of the overall metropolitan area increased. Given its large immigrant population and historic neighborhoods, Milwaukee avoided the severe declines of some of its fellow "[[Rust Belt]]" cities.

Since the 1980s, the city has begun to make strides in improving its economy, neighborhoods, and image, resulting in the revitalization of neighborhoods such as the [[Historic Third Ward]], [[Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Lincoln Village]], the [[East Side, Milwaukee|East Side]], and more recently Walker's Point and [[Bay View, Milwaukee|Bay View]], along with attracting new businesses to its downtown area. These efforts have substantially slowed the population decline and have stabilized many parts of Milwaukee. Largely through its efforts to preserve its history, Milwaukee was named one of the "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" by the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]] in 2006.<ref name="distinctive">{{cite web|url=http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/midwest-region/milwaukee-wi-2006.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222174953/http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/midwest-region/milwaukee-wi-2006.html|archive-date=February 22, 2010|title=Dozen Distinctive Destinations – Milwaukee|publisher=[[National Trust for Historic Preservation]]|year=2006}}</ref> Historic Milwaukee walking tours provide a guided tour of Milwaukee's historic districts, including topics on Milwaukee's architectural heritage, its glass skywalk system, and the [[Milwaukee Riverwalk]].

[[File:Milwaukee 05741u.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3.55|Panorama map of Milwaukee, with a view of the [[Milwaukee City Hall|City Hall]] tower, {{circa|1898}}]]