Prof. A. D. Moore To Address Staff
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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.
RIFT / Goodman asks censure of Jackson clone
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Pilot Climbs National Guard Ranks
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Reform drive launched at Ypsilanti
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ANG man raised to colonel
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Sky was no limit for Air Guard chief
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Henderson ranked major general
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First black general to lead Michigan ANG retires
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AACHM Oral History: Bill Henderson
William A. Henderson was born in 1943 in Ann Arbor to William and Viola Henderson. After graduating from Ann Arbor High School and Eastern Michigan University, Henderson enlisted in the Marine Corps and went through naval aviator training. He flew in 125 combat missions during the Vietnam War and was a forward air controller with the infantry. He advanced through the ranks and in 1996 became the first Black pilot to achieve the status of Major General in the Michigan Air National Guard. He was also Chief Pilot at General Motors. He and his wife Francine have two children, Justin and Nicole.