- Collection:
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Rev. William J. Miles, March 18, 1994, part II
- Creator:
- Miles, William J., 1926 -
- Contributor to Resource:
- Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Rodriguez, Marc S., 1968- - Publisher:
- Oral history interview with William J. Miles, 1994, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department
- Date of Original:
- 1994-03-18
- Subject:
- Oral history--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Segregation in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Congress of Racial Equality
Marquette University
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Wisconsin
Milwaukee star
Milwaukee courier
African American newspapers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Social classes--Pennsylvania
African Americans--Pennsylvania
Suburbs--Pennsylvania
Middle class African Americans--Pennsylvania
Race relations
Pennsylvania--Race relations
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Race relations
Sewickley (Pa.)--Race relations
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Race relations
Social classes--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Social justice--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Innocence (Psychology)
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Nuns--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Clergy--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Lawyers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African American lawyers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Catholic Church--Clergy
Episcopal Church--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Catholic Church--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Suburbs--Wisconsin
Oak Creek (Wis.)--Race relations
Racism--Wisconsin--Oak Creek
Motivation in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Urban-rural migration--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Job creation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Discrimination in employment--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Social policy--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Professional ethics--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Diversity in the workplace--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Race discrimination--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Church management--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Church personnel management--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Public speaking--Religious aspects
Preaching--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
City council members--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Faith
Crosses--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Signs and symbols--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Artists--France
Artists--Poland
Wealth--Religious aspects--Catholic Church
Cooperation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights workers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African American civil rights workers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African American civil rights workers--Illinois--Chicago
Civil rights workers--Illinois--Chicago
Cooperation--Illinois--Chicago
Conflict management--Religious aspects--Catholic Church
Dissenters, Religious--Wisconsin--Milwaukee - People:
- Miles, William J., 1926-
Morheuser, Marilyn, 1924-1995
Phillips, Vel, 1924-2018
Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002
Coleman, Gary, 1968-2010
Groppi, James, 1930-1985
Groppi, James, 1930-1985--Religion
Lambert-Rucki, Jean, 1888-1967
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Jackson, Jesse, 1941- --Public opinion
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 - Location:
- United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, 43.0389, -87.90647
- Medium:
- sound recordings
- Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- William J. Miles was born 13 August 1926, in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He served as a priest in the Episcopal Church from 1951 until his retirement in 2004. He was active in the Milwaukee Congress of Racial Equality, and helped to organize the Milwaukee United Schools Integration Committee.
Interviewed by Marc S. Rodriguez on 18 March 1994 in Glendale, Wisconsin.
Tape-recorded interview of Rev. William Miles, providing information on his experiences during the civil rights movement in Milwaukee circa 1964-1969. In this oral history, Miles discusses his role in the Milwaukee United School Integration Committee (MUSIC) of which he was a founder. Topics include the Freedom Schools in Milwaukee; Fr. James Groppi; Lloyd Barbee; and MUSIC's relationships with UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University. Miles also discusses the reaction of his parish, the Anglican Church, and the broader community to his actions. He also provides some information on his experiences with retail (Porters of Racine).
St. Mark's Episcopal Church--Wisconsin--Milwaukee - Metadata URL:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/1557
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
- Extent:
- Audiocassettes
mp3; pdf - Contributing Institution:
- Golda Meir Library. Special Collections
- Rights: