- Collection:
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Cecil Brown Jr. and Loretta, August 9, 1995
- Creator:
- Brown, Loretta
Brown, Cecil, Jr.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Congress of Racial Equality
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Milwaukee Public Schools Board - Contributor to Resource:
- Dougherty, Jack
- Date of Original:
- 1995-08-09
- Subject:
- Oral history
Oral history--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Schools
Law
Protests (Negotiable instruments)
Segregation in education
Busing for school integration
Teachers
Segregation
Prejudices
Fans (Persons)
Civil rights workers
Civil rights - People:
- Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002
Jackson, Jesse, 1941- - Location:
- United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, St. Boniface Church, 43.06612, -87.92592
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, St. Mathew Church - Medium:
- spoken word
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
Text - Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Interview with Loretta and Cecil Brown Jr. conducted by Jack Dougherty, August 9, 1995 (at the Finney Public Library, 4243 W. North Avenue, Milwaukee).
Cecil Brown Jr. founded Milwaukee's chapter of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1963 and also served as chairman of the chapter. He also served as Vice-Chairman of Milwaukee United School Integration Committee (MUSIC). Cecil and Loretta Brown discuss de facto segregation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's local fight for the hiring of African American teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools, CORE, and the relationship between CORE and MUSIC. - Metadata URL:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/1584
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/iiif/2/march:1584/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 audio file
1 text file - Original Collection:
- More Than One Struggle Oral History Project Records
Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
March On Milwaukee - Civil Rights History Project; - Contributing Institution:
- Golda Meir Library. Special Collections
- Rights:
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