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- Collection:
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Rev. William J. Miles, March 18, 1994
- Creator:
- Miles, William J., 1926 -
Congress of Racial Equality
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee - Contributor to Resource:
- Rodriguez, Marc S., 1968-
- Date of Original:
- 1994-03-18
- Subject:
- Oral history--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Oral history
Milwaukee United School
Segregation in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Race relations
Church buildings
Protests (Negotiable instruments)
Civil rights workers
Clergy
Mississippi Freedom Schools
Religion - People:
- Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002
Groppi, James, 1930-1985 - Location:
- United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, St. George's Episcopal Church, 43.06807, -87.92647
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 43.06612, -87.87758 - Medium:
- spoken word
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
Text - Format:
- audio/mpeg
- 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.
Interview with William J. Miles conducted by Marc S. Rodriguez on March 18, 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). - Metadata URL:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/1572
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/iiif/2/march:1572/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 audio file
1 text file - Original Collection:
- Oral History Interview with William J. Miles, 1994
Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
March On Milwaukee - Civil Rights History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Golda Meir Library. Special Collections
- Rights: