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Commission authorizes plaque marking childhood Milwaukee home site of Malcolm X
Summary
The commission authorized a historic‑site plaque for the Walnut Street Overpass recognizing the location of a childhood home of Malcolm X, citing archival research showing the family lived at 1012 West Galena Street after moving to Milwaukee in December 1926.
The Historic Preservation Commission voted to authorize a historic‑site plaque on the Walnut Street Overpass acknowledging the location of a childhood home of Malcolm X (application 251706). Staff presented archival context and draft plaque language, and the commission approved placing the plaque at a WestDOT‑approved viewing location that provides a sightline to the former house site.
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