George Alvin Wiley
(1931-1973)
Background Information
George Alvin Wiley is best known for creating the first national organization of welfare recipients. He was born on February 26, 1931, Bayonne, New Jersey. One of six children to William Daniel Wiley and Olive (Thomas) Wiley. Shortly the family moved to Warwick, Rhode Island, a white suburb of Providence. Wiley’s, father was working to support his family, but he was a political activist by running a newspaper for the black communities and lead the Rhode Island Urban League. While his mother was active in black charities and political organizing. His family had a strong religious belief of working hard and staying focused on achieving as Wiley’s was growing up; displays his exceptional …show more content…
His tactics were harsh of organizing sit –ins in legislative chambers, including the United States Senate Committee hearing, mass demonstrations of several thousand welfare recipients, school boycotts, picket lines, and etc., with these methods, was effectives. “The flooding succeeded beyond Wiley’s wildest dreams,” of single-parent households welfare soared from 4.3 million to 10.8 million, despite mostly flush economic …show more content…
In some ways, people are tired of the issues of welfare and the label is a problem Wiley said” “ the real welfare in this country is going to the Department of Defense, the railroad, the airlines and other corporations through tax loopholes.” Wiley declared that he would reach out across class and racial lines, building a coalition of the working poor, the unemployed, senior citizens and the lower middle-class ( those making 5,000 to $15,000 per year on such issues as national health insurances, consumer rights, housing, daycare, and tax reform. He explained that he was not abandoning his original mission, but expanding it. Welfare was only one of many paths to his ultimate goal: “ income redistribution.”
The Movement for Economic Justice never got off the ground. Wiley died in a boating accident on August 8, 1973. The Nation Welfare Right Organization closed its doors two years later. It is violent history that lasted only eight years, from1967 to
(1931-1973)
Background Information
George Alvin Wiley is best known for creating the first national organization of welfare recipients. He was born on February 26, 1931, Bayonne, New Jersey. One of six children to William Daniel Wiley and Olive (Thomas) Wiley. Shortly the family moved to Warwick, Rhode Island, a white suburb of Providence. Wiley’s, father was working to support his family, but he was a political activist by running a newspaper for the black communities and lead the Rhode Island Urban League. While his mother was active in black charities and political organizing. His family had a strong religious belief of working hard and staying focused on achieving as Wiley’s was growing up; displays his exceptional …show more content…
His tactics were harsh of organizing sit –ins in legislative chambers, including the United States Senate Committee hearing, mass demonstrations of several thousand welfare recipients, school boycotts, picket lines, and etc., with these methods, was effectives. “The flooding succeeded beyond Wiley’s wildest dreams,” of single-parent households welfare soared from 4.3 million to 10.8 million, despite mostly flush economic …show more content…
In some ways, people are tired of the issues of welfare and the label is a problem Wiley said” “ the real welfare in this country is going to the Department of Defense, the railroad, the airlines and other corporations through tax loopholes.” Wiley declared that he would reach out across class and racial lines, building a coalition of the working poor, the unemployed, senior citizens and the lower middle-class ( those making 5,000 to $15,000 per year on such issues as national health insurances, consumer rights, housing, daycare, and tax reform. He explained that he was not abandoning his original mission, but expanding it. Welfare was only one of many paths to his ultimate goal: “ income redistribution.”
The Movement for Economic Justice never got off the ground. Wiley died in a boating accident on August 8, 1973. The Nation Welfare Right Organization closed its doors two years later. It is violent history that lasted only eight years, from1967 to