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Black Women in the Workplace

In this video complied from dozens of interviews from the Living Oral History Project, Black women speak about their experiences working in Washtenaw County, including the various obstacles they had to face in hiring and on the job.

The Living Oral History Project is a partnership between the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County and the Ann Arbor District Library, providing a permanent home for 50+ interviews with Black community members collected over the past decade.  The collection continues to grow with interviews added each year.

Circuit Judge Candidate Nancy Francis Counts Votes on Election Night, November 1988 Photographer: Steve Jones

Circuit Judge Candidate Nancy Francis Counts Votes on Election Night, November 1988 image
Year:
1988
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 9, 1988
Caption:
Circuit judge candidate Nancy Francis, who lost in her election bid, tallies numbers with help from a supporter (this photo) while winner, Melinda Morris, gets and early morning toast from Robert Babcock, owner of the Gollywobbler Restaurant at the Holiday Inn East.
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Washtenaw Juvenile Court Judge Nancy Francis Is Sworn In, March 1990 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Washtenaw Juvenile Court Judge Nancy Francis Is Sworn In, March 1990 image
Year:
1990
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1990
Caption:
JUDICIAL NEWCOMER: Newly sworn Washtenaw Juvenile Court Judge Nancy Francis gets help from her mother and father, Emma and Albert Wheeler (in background), and her son, Joe Francis, in putting on her judicial robe Monday as she begins her new job. Francis, the first black judge in Washtenaw County, was sworn in by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer during a robing ceremony at the Washtenaw County Courthouse. Ceremonies also were conducted Monday for Francis at 14A-3 District Court in Chelsea and at 14th District Court in Ypsilanti. Francis was appointed by Gov. James Blanchard last month to fill the Probate Court vacancy left by the resignation of Judge Judith J. Wood.
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