Oral History Interview with Cecil Brown Jr. and Loretta, August 9, 1995
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- 1995-08-09
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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.
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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
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Collection
- More Than One Struggle Oral History Project Records
Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
March On Milwaukee - Civil Rights History Project; - Subjects
- Oral histories (document genres)
Oral history--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Schools
Law/Legislature
Protests
School segregation
Busing of school children
Teachers
Segregation
Prejudice
Network supporters
Civil rights activists
Civil rights
Story, Harold W
Breier, Harold A
Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002
Jackson, Jesse, 1941
Freedom Day School, May 18, 1964 - Language
- English
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- 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. Oral History Interview with Cecil Brown Jr. and Loretta, August 9, 1995. 1995-08-09. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/1584. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- 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, (1995-08-09) Oral History Interview with Cecil Brown Jr. and Loretta, August 9, 1995. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/1584
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- 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. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/march/id/1584>.