Abstract: Papers of George A. Wiley (1931-1973), chemistry teacher at Syracuse University and a founder and executive director of the National Welfare Rights Organization, documenting his civil rights and anti-poverty activities, as well as his private life. His early civil rights work includes local and national involvement with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). The majority of the collection documents his involvement with the National Welfare Rights Organization (1967-1973). The audio recordings include speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. (“I Have a Dream”), Bayard Rustin, Richard Cloward, Frances Piven, James Farmer, Dick Gregory, and others. Also includes photographs of African American living conditions.