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Oral History Interview with Margaret (Peggy) Rozga, June 19, 2007
This is a StoryCorps interview with Margaret "Peggy" Rozga. The interview was conducted by Michael Gordon on June 19, 2007, at the Milwaukee Public Library. Copyright StoryCorps. Used with permission.Rozga was born and grew up on Milwaukee's South Side and became interested in civil rights while attending Alverno College. She recounts her experience registering voters in Alabama during the summer of 1965, meeting and later marrying Father Groppi, the Eagles Club protests of 1966, her experience with the open housing marches, and her role with the NAACP Youth Council
Oral History Interview with Margaret (Peggy) Rozga, August 19, 2008
Oral history interview with Margaret (Peggy) Rozga conducted by Michael Gordon on August 19, 2008 in Milwaukee, as part of the March on Milwaukee Oral History Project.Rozga was born and grew up on Milwaukee's South Side and became interested in civil rights while attending Alverno College. She discusses her experience registering voters in Alabama in 1965, the NAACP Youth Council's decision-making process and its national reputation, life at the Freedom House, how the Youth Council became involved with open housing, and Father Groppi's motivation