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Black Women in the Workplace

Sat, 06/08/2024 - 6:51pm

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.

2017 Calendar - The Village That Raised Their Children: The History of Ann Arbor's Black Community

Year

2017

Newly-Elected Student Council President Dolores Preston Talks with Principal Gene D. Maybee, as Other Officers Look On, May 1956

Year:
1956

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 24, 1956
Caption:
NEW TAPPAN STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS: Principal Gene D. Maybee of Tappan Junior High School talks with Dolores Preston, new Tappan Student Council president (left) as other new officers look on. They are (left to right) Barbara Lyndon, treasurer; Judy Hamel, secretary; and Jim Potter, vice-president. The new officers who will take over their posts in the fall were elected by the student body yesterday.