Tragedy in Milwaukee: A Tale of Political Conventions and Forgotten Lives
Milwaukee, WI — The remnants of Samuel Sharpe’s makeshift home, a jumble of fabric and tarp, lay abandoned in a back-alley near King Park on Milwaukee’s near-west side. This small, forgotten patch of ground starkly contrasted the bustling scene just a mile away at the Fiserv Forum, where political elites gathered for the Republican National Convention. Amid the fabric piles, Jeanne Heckenlively, an 83-year-old local, defiantly stated her intention to maintain the site. “The police …